巴西总统米歇尔 特梅尔宣誓就任

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AS IT IS 2016-09-02 Michel Temer Sworn In as President of Brazil 巴西总统米歇尔 特梅尔宣誓就任

Brazil’s new president has appealed for national unity¹ after lawmakers voted to remove Dilma Rousseff from the office Wednesday.

In a speech to the nation, President Michel Temer said the vote in the Senate was open and democratic. He called it a moment of hope to reclaim² confidence in Brazil. And he urged Brazilians to put the national interest above group interests.

The Senate impeachment³ and conviction of Rousseff ends 13 years of rule by the Workers Party of Rousseff and former president Louis Ignacio Lula da Silva.

The Senate voted 61 to 20 to end the presidency⁴ of Brazil's first female leader. She was found guilty of violating budgetary laws in an effort to improve her chances of re-election in 2014.

Rousseff faced questions about the case for 14 hours on Monday.

Her removal raises questions about the future of social programs, which are said to have lifted millions of Brazilians out of poverty.

After the vote, Rousseff called her removal an attempt to seize power and restated that she was innocent of the charges. In a statement, she said, "They (Senators) decided⁵ to interrupt the mandate⁶ of a president who had committed no crime. They have convicted an innocent person and carried out a parliamentary coup⁷."

Mark Jones is a Latin American expert at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He told VOA that Brazil is deeply divided and faces difficult economic problems.

Jones called Temer, who had been Rousseff’s vice⁸ president, a deal-maker who is willing to make compromises to get things done.

Temer’s Democratic Movement Party had ruled in a coalition⁹ with Rousseff’s Workers Party until now.

Jones called the charges against Rousseff comparatively minor¹⁰. He said they did not involve personal enrichment or illegal payments. He added that Rousseff faced public anger over suspected corruption¹¹ involving her party.

He added that had Brazil's economy been growing instead of shrinking Rousseff would likely still be in office.

Words in This Story

confidence – n. a feeling that a person can do something well or that success is possible

interrupt – v. to cause some process to be stopped for a period of time

mandate – n. the power to act that voters give to their elected leaders

coup – n. an attempt by a small group to take over a government or organization

conviction – n. the act of finding that a person is guilty of a crime