Jenny Barchfield, Author at Valley News

A man watches the Brazilian Senate session that's expected to culminate in a vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, at a local bar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 11, 2016. If a simple majority of the 81 senators vote in favor, Rousseff will be suspended from office and Vice President Michel Temer will take over for up to six months pending a decision on whether to remove her from office permanently. Calheiros has said he wants the vote to happen Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil Impeachment Vote Nears

by Jenny Barchfield Associated Press, and Peter Prengaman Associated PressMay 12, 2016

Brasilia, Brazil — Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday night slowly neared a historic vote on impeaching President Dilma Rousseff, likely ending 13 years of government by her left-leaning party amid a spate of crises besetting Latin America’s largest…