BRASÃLIA - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff vowed Wednesday she will "fight to the last minute" against efforts to impeach her, despite key allies deserting her as she clings to office.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on April 12, 2016
"I will fight to the last minute of the second half," she
said, employing a football metaphor, in an interview published by
several media.
Lawmakers will hold a crucial vote on impeachment proceedings against Rousseff in congress on Sunday.
In Wednesday's interview, she repeated her offer to forge a political compromise pact if she survives Sunday's vote.
The 68-year-old leader is moving closer to being driven from
office in a political and economic crisis rocking Latin America's
biggest country less than four months before it hosts the Olympic Games.
Pressure rose after two blocs in Rousseff's ruling coalition announced on Tuesday they would vote to impeach her.
Those defections swelled the number of lawmakers
likely to back a motion against her when the lower house of congress
votes Sunday on whether an impeachment trial should be launched.
Polls published in the Brazilian media indicate opposition
parties are closing in on securing the 342 votes needed to approve the
impeachment motion and send it to the Senate for a further vote.
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