The Heat: Rousseff impeachment trial

The Heat

The Heat: Rousseff impeachment trial

A contrite and at times defiant Dilma Rousseff testifies before the Brazilian Senate in an effort to stave off impeachment.

CCTV America’s Nathan King hosts tonight’s show.

For Dilma Rousseff the spectacle of an impeachment trial, now in its fourth day, is nothing more than an attempted coup d’etat.

And while she stands accused of crimes against the state, many of those behind the impeachment, including interim President Michel Temer, have themselves been accused of corruption.

For the latest news, CCTV America’s Paulo Cabral reports.
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Tonight’s panel takes a look at the trial of Dilma Rousseff:

  • Maria Herminia Almeida, a former political science professor and Dean at the University of Sao Paulo’s Institute of International Relations
  • Rafael Salies, director of Brazil Operations for Southern Pulse, a strategic advisory firm
  • Joel Velasco, senior vice president with the Albright Stonebridge Group who focuses on Latin America
  • Maria Luisa Mendonca, a professor at University of Rio de Janeiro and is the Director of Brazil’s Network for Social Justice and Human Rights