But if she is ultimately absolved, she will not have been impeached, Mr. Vargas said. But in Brazil, Ms. Rousseff has not yet been impeached, legal scholars say. Impeached, and Impeached Again, in RomaniaOther leaders have survived multiple impeachments in political struggles that have lasted for years. PhotoBrazilians and many others are transfixed over the impeachment proceedings against Dilma Rousseff, the first female president of Brazil. “She is only considered impeached when there’s a final judgment.”Ms. Rousseff is not the first Brazilian president to confront impeachment.

Source: New York Times May 12, 2016 04:15 UTC