The Senate will respond to the OAS regarding Dilma's impeachment.
The Senate will respond to questions from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS (Organization of American States) regarding the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff; the decision was agreed upon with the Presidential Palace, which was notified yesterday by the organization; the Senate will prepare the legal brief, as the Constitution makes it clear that the impeachment process of a President of the Republic is conducted by the senators; the deadline for a response is next Monday.
247 - The Senate will respond to questions from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS (Organization of American States) regarding the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff. The decision was agreed upon with the Presidential Palace, which was notified yesterday by the organization.
The House will handle the legal drafting, as the Constitution makes it clear that the impeachment process of a President of the Republic is conducted by the senators. The Chamber, also notified by the OAS, only approves the receipt of the complaint and forwards it to the Senate, where the process is opened and judged. The deadline for a response is next Monday. Aides to interim president Michel Temer went to the Senate to discuss the matter.