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Rousseff has denied any wrongdoing and her defenders argued that right-wing legislators were using an accounting error to end 13 years of rule by Rousseff's Worker's Party.

A Senate impeachment committee voted on Thursday to put suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on trial in the full chamber for breaking budget laws, opening the way for her to be removed from office.

The mother-in-law of F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, who was kidnapped in Brazil, has been freed unharmed without any ransom being paid, say police.

Police have voiced concerns over pay, and there have been open strikes in the lead-up to the Rio Olympics. 85,000 security forces in total are still expected to be present when the competition begins on Wednesday

The suspended Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, says she will not attend the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because she does not want to take a secondary position in the Maracana stadium.

BRAZILIAN police have arrested 10 members of a group allegedly planning terrorist attacks during the upcoming Olympic Games, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said .

WhatsApp was temporarily suspended in Brazil after a judge said the company had failed to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation.

RIO is experiencing “the greatest transformation” of any Olympic city, according to Brazilian officials.

Mining giant BHP Billiton says it will fight the suspension by the Brazilian Supreme Court of a settlement for damages caused by a dam burst at an iron ore mine.

Animal rights groups are outraged that Juma the jaguar was killed.

In this Q&A, expert Brian Winter explains what to expect now that Brazil’s president is facing impeachment.

WARNING: Graphic content THE teenage girl allegedly gang raped by a group of up to 33 men in Rio de Janeiro has described her ordeal in graphic detail during a television interview.

Brazil's economy continued to shrink in the first quarter of 2016, contracting by 0.3%.

No arrests have been made so far following the attack on a 16-year-old girl by an estimated 30 men – a crime that set off a wave of outrage in Brazil

We condemn the suspension of President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil.

Jose Dirceu, a top power broker in the leftist Workers Party that governed Brazil f-rom 2003 until last week

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has promised to use all legal means to fight a “fraudulent” impeachment process, stating that when an elected leader is hunted over accusations of a crime they did not commit the proper term for it would be a “coup.”

Rousseff is alleged to have manipulated finances, using state-run banks to cover government shortfalls.

After weathering a bruising campaign to drive her f-rom office, Dilma appears appears to be on her way out.

The Senate is set to try the president for breaking budget laws on Wednesday.