Yet he faces opposition within his own coalition to the austerity measures he says are needed to restore business and consumer confidence. In her opening remarks to Senators, Rousseff said the country’s elite manufactured allegations against her after they lost the 2014 presidential election. Senator Ana Amélia Lemos said the president’s budget policies were on trial, not her life’s story. The chamber will still vote in favour of Rousseff’s impeachment, said Senator Álvaro Dias of the Green Party, which is neither part of the government coalition nor the opposition. Prominent figures joined Rousseff in what may have been her last public appearance as president, including 20 of her former Cabinet members.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 31, 2016 04:07 UTC