Brazil’s President Faces Impeachment Vote

(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Brazil's Senate has kicked off a session that's expected to culminate in in a vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff.

If a simple majority of the 81 senators vote in favor, Rousseff will be suspended from office and Vice President Michel Temer will take over for up to six months pending a decision on whether to remove her from office permanently.

Senate President Renan Calheiros has said he wants the vote to happen Wednesday night.