b_179_129_16777215_00_images_BRA161423003.jpegSÃO PAULO — Impeachment proceedings against Brazil's embattled President Dilma Rousseff now move to the Senate, which could vote to remove the leader from office and throw this country into further turmoil before it hosts the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil's lower house of Congress voted 367-137 late Sunday for impeachment — well above the 342 votes needed to approve the measure. The vote was a tense, wild ride, with lawmakers fighting, throwing confetti and even spitting as the tally proceeded.

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