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Brazil's pro-Rousseff lawmakers resort to OAS court to end impeachment process

Xinhua, August 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four Brazilian lawmakers announced on Wednesday they filed a case at a court of Organization of American States (OAS) to end the impeachment process against suspended President Dilma Rousseff.

The impeachment process is irregular say the four lawmakers, including three members from Chamber of Deputies and Senator Telmario Mota, in the file to the OAS Inter-American Court for Human Rights.

The impeachment process was established in an illegal manner by former President of Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha, they argued, and Rousseff was not allowed a full defense.

The lawmakers also noted Rousseff did not commit any financial crimes as accused.

The Brazilian Senate voted on Wednesday put Rousseff on an impeachment trial, which is expected to begin in late August or early September.

Rousseff is accused of committing fiscal fraud to balance the 2014 budget.

One of the three deputies, Wadih Damous, called the impeachment "an exclusively political process" and "an ongoing coup" with the aim of deposing a legitimately elected president.

The four decided to resort to the OAS Inter-American Court for Human Rights to paralyze the impeachment process until Rousseff was reinstated, Damous added. Endi