Brazil\u2019s beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff has said is an \u201cinnocent victim\u201d and she will fight on as possible impeachment looms.<\/p>\n
She vowed to \u201ckeep fighting… to come back to government if the impeachment request is accepted\u201d.<\/p>\n
Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts, which she denies.<\/p>\n
The Senate will decide whether to start an impeachment trial next week. If that happens she will be suspended from office for 180 days.<\/p>\n
Recent polls conducted by Brazil\u2019s major newspapers suggest that a majority of the 81 senators will vote in favour of the trial.<\/p>\n
Rousseff also said \u201cnot enough efforts\u201d had been made to tackle corruption in Brazil, but \u201cthe degree of effectiveness\u201d increased during her administration and that \u201creceiving the Olympic torch for the Rio 2016 Games was a \u201cbittersweet moment\u201d, as there was no certainty that she would attend the summer event as president.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I believe, indeed, that I am a victim. And, of course, yes I am innocent. And at the same time, I am an innocent victim,\u201d Rousseff said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we in the government believe and what my supporters believe is that the ongoing impeachment process is illegitimate and illegal. Because it is ultimately based on a lie, i.e. an indirect election under the guise of an impeachment process,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
And the president stressed: \u201cWhat we will do is to resist, to resist, and to resist. And further fight to ensure that we will come out victorious on a merit basis and resume office.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rousseff is accused of manipulating budget figures in 2014 to make her government\u2019s economic performance appear better than it was – ahead of her re-election.<\/p>\n
The president has defended her government\u2019s fiscal measures as common practice in Brazil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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