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A Scenario Under Which Rousseff Gets Impeached in Brazil

By Brian Winter

Will Dilma Rousseff survive? Keep a close eye on the streets, AQ's editor-in-chief writes.

In Brazil a few weeks ago, I asked a former official from Dilma Rousseff's government whether his old boss would be impeached. "Forgive me for being politically incorrect," he said, "but only if the poor take to the streets."

Ah, Brazil, where even in moments of high political drama, the class divide reigns supreme. But that answer still rings true, even after congressional leader Eduardo Cunha...

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