QUESTION ASKED: Brazil’s impeachment proceedings — just what is going on?

The mess that is Brazil’s current political situation took another twist Monday when the new chief of parliament’s lower house said he wanted to strike down impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff.

That’s a bold move for a man that’s only been in the job for a few days. Last week Brazil’s Supreme Court suspended his predecessor — the man who initiated impeachment proceedings.
To make matters murkier, Senate leader Renan Calheiros said that the upper chamber didn’t “recognize” Maranhao’s motion, indicating that senators would press on with their vote regardless.

What will happen next is anyone’s guess — if anything, because it’s completely unprecedented.

Forget it, Jake — it’s Brasília.