国际英语新闻:Brazilian Senate confirms Rousseff impeachment vote will happen after Olympics ends
BRASILIA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Senate President Renan Calheiros said Thursday that the final impeachment vote for suspended President Dilma Rousseff will happen between Aug. 25-27, after the end of the Rio Olympics.
Rousseff is set to testify before the Senate's impeachment committee on July 6.
There had been concerns over the date of the final vote, since senators in favor of the impeachment opted for a date before the Olympics. However, Rousseff's defense team is going to call on 40 witnesses, requiring more time.
Both presidents, Rousseff and her interim successor Michel Temer, may seek to take part in the Olympic Games' opening ceremony on Aug. 5.
In an interview with foreign media on Wednesday, Rousseff said she was still expecting an invitation by the International Olympic Committee to participate in the opening ceremony.
Rousseff was temporarily suspended from the presidency on May 11, pending an impeachment trial in the Senate on charges of alleged fiscal irregularities.
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