Brazilian Socialist Party party did well in the legislative elections, electing 34 deputies and 7 senators. The party later voted in favour of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and formed a coalition government with Brazil's new president, Michel Temer. In May 2017, the PSB withdrew its support from Temer and went into opposition. Brazilian Socialist Party The Brazilian Socialist Party (, PSB) is a political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1947, before being abolished by the military regime in 1965 and re-organised in 1985 with the re-democratisation of Brazil. It elected six Governors in 2010, becoming the second largest party in
Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff 30 August with final arguments of the prosecution and defense, followed by speeches from the senatorsthe speeches lasted twelve hours, ending about 02:30am on the 31st. The Senate found President Dilma Rousseff guilty of responsibility crimes and administrative misconduct regarding the federal budget and removed her from office after a vote of 61–20 on 31 August 2016. In a separate vote on whether she should be barred from public office for eight years, senators voted 42-36 in favor. A two-thirds majority of the votes (54 of 81 senators) would have been needed, so she will be able to run for