WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, as many as 61 Brazilian senators voted to remove Rousseff from her post. A subsequent vote to bar Rousseff from holding public office for eight years failed.
"We’ve seen reports that the Brazilian Senate in accordance with Brazil’s constitutional framework has voted to remove President Rousseff from office," Kirby stated. "We’re confident that we will continue the strong bilateral relationship that exists between our two countries as the two largest democracies and economies in the hemisphere."
