According to the Globo broadcaster, she headed for her apartment in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil as she left the residence on Tuesday. The day before, her luggage started to be taken from the Alvorada Palace. Near the residence, she was welcomed by hundreds of her supporters who also followed her to the plane.
In May, Brazilian Senate voted to open impeachment proceedings against Rousseff after she was accused of concealing the budget deficit ahead of the 2014 re-election. Rousseff was suspended from office for 180 days, pending the trial, while she denied any wrongdoing. In late August, Brazilian senators voted to remove Rousseff from the presidential post.
Impeached Brazilian president Rousseff leaves presidential residence
07 September 2016
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Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff left the Alvorada Palace, the official residence of the head of state in the capital of the country, following her impeachment, local media reported.
