History of the socialist movement in Brazil government for alliances with right-wing politicians and practicing some unorthodox neoliberal politics, which caused the departure of some factions of the PT, Lula claims he still has "socialist skills". A major departure from his government and his party was from the group which created the Socialism and Liberty Party (Partido Socialismo e Liberdade – PSOL). In 2010, PT's Dilma Rousseff was elected the first female President of Brazil. During her term, there were widespread protests for better living standards, in which PT was criticized for distancing itself from social movements and youth organizations; for many it seems the PT's reformist
Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff as demonstrated in the report, was limited to signing them. Rousseff was scheduled to be questioned on 6 July, but she declined to attend and sent a letter that was read by Cardozo. Rousseff defended herself, claiming that she was the victim of a conspiracythat "a number of political forces" saw her as a risk and that those who "failed to acknowledge the opposition's defeat [in the 2014 elections]" wanted a different political party for the country. She also said she acted in "bona fide" and asked lawmakers to "get rid of personal bias". The final arguments were delivered on