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Protesters supporting Dilma Rousseff chant outside Brazil's Senate last night before legislators voted to impeach

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Brazilian President's Close Ally Quits After New Scandal


Loose lips sink ships of state. Romero Juca, Brazil's planning minister (and acting President Michel Temer's right-hand man), has announced that he's stepping aside after a leaked tape emerged in which he allegedly conspired to curb the corruption probe into state oil company Petrobras. The comments, made before Dilma Rousseff's suspension on May 12, call for a change of government to clamp down on the investigation. Juca's departure may limit the damage, but this could still threaten Temer's nascent leadership - and his ambitious plans for Brazil's economic recovery.

Brazil's All-Male Cabinet Confronts New Rape Crisis


Not even one. Taking over for suspended - female - President Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer did not seat a single woman or minority among his cabinet ministers. His reshuffle axed four women, including the only Afro-Brazilian. One female judge reportedly declined a post, leaving Temer with the country's first all-male cabinet since 1979. While female appointments are promised, Temer may wish he had a woman now to deal with outrage over a video of a teenage girl who says she was drugged and gang-raped in Rio.