Brazil faces protests as impeachment vote looms
The Sunday vote could topple the 68-year-old leftist leader, in a political crisis threatening to destabilize Latin America's biggest economy as it struggles through a recession. Rousseff's supporters and opponents planned rival rallies over the weekend as lawmakers debate a motion to send her to an impeachment trial in the Senate. Lower house lawmakers were due to make further speeches on Saturday and Sunday before voting late Sunday on whether to call for an impeachment trial.
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