The head of a committee weighing allegations that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff concealed budget deficits said Wednesday that he favoured her impeachment, according to dpa. Jovair Arantes, who heads the special committee of 65 legislators, said he believed there was enough evidence to proceed with the process to possibly remove Rousseff from office. In addition to the impeachment allegations, Rousseff is deeply unpopular in Brazil amid a sharply contracting economy, growing unemployment and a far-reaching corruption investigation that has ensnared a wide swath of the country's political and business elites, including her own left-wing party. The special committee is slated to vote Monday on Arantes' recommendation, which would send the impeachment decision to the full Chamber of Deputies. A two-thirds supermajority for impeached - 342 votes in the 513-seat lower chamber - would bring Rousseff's suspension from office for 180 days while the Senate decides if she should be removed.
