Vote to Impeach Rousseff Prompted Cheers, But Won’t End Turmoil in Brazil

BRASÍLIA — To those unfamiliar with the cacophonous tenor of Brazilian politics, the legislative session on Sunday night that approved the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff could have been mistaken for a soccer match. As the outcome of the vote became clear, deputies in the lower house of Congress hooted, pumped their fists and hoisted onto their shoulders the man who had cast the pivotal vote. One lawmaker, wearing a flag as a cape, fired a gun that shot confetti.(nytimes.com)…[+]