Brazil lawmakers give green light to Rousseff impeachment trial

Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian lawmakers have authorized impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff in a rowdy, circus-like showdown that plunged Latin America's biggest country into profound political crisis. Opposition deputies in the lower house of Congress needed 342 of the 513 votes, or a two thirds majority, to send Rousseff to the Senate, which will now decide whether to open a trial. Wild cheering erupted from the opposition at the 342nd vote, countered by furious jeerin