2014 Brazilian general election

Incumbent President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party (PT), Brazil's first female president, was challenged by 11 other candidates. Minas Gerais Senator Aécio Neves from the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and Marina Silva from the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) were her main rivals. Since none of the candidates obtained over 50% of the valid votes in the 5 October election, a second-round election was held on 26 October between Rousseff and Neves, who had finished first and second respectively in the 5 October vote.

In the run-up to the election, allies of 2010 PSDB presidential nominee José Serra pushed for Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin, who served as the party's nominee in 2006, to serve as the party's nominee versus Dilma.{{Cite web|title=Aliados de Serra lançam Alckmin como contraponto a senador - Política|url=https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/eleicoes,aliados-de-serra-lancam-alckmin-como-contraponto-a-senador-imp-,990108|access-date=2020-12-01|website=Estadão|language=pt-BR}} One of the people who pushed for Alckmin's nomination was Senator from São Paulo Aloysio Nunes, who was later chosen as the running-mate of Neves.{{Cite web|title=Neves picks Aloysio Nunes as vice-presidential running mate|url=http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=91980393&Country=Brazil&topic=Politics&subtopic=Forecast&subsubtopic=Election+watch&u=1&pid=801112864&oid=801112864|access-date=2020-12-03|website=country.eiu.com}}

The original PSB candidate had been Eduardo Campos. However, he died in a plane crash in Santos on 13 August 2014,{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/08/1499718-presidenciavel-eduardo-campos-morre-em-acidente-aereo-em-santos-sp.shtml|title=Presidenciável Eduardo Campos morre em acidente aéreo em Santos (SP) - 13/08/2014 - Poder - Folha de S.Paulo|access-date=22 November 2016}} after which the party chose Silva, who had been his running mate, to replace him as the presidential candidate.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-28822676|title=Brazil: Marina Silva 'to replace' late candidate Campos|work=BBC News|date=16 August 2014|access-date=22 November 2016}}

Conservative federal deputy Jair Bolsonaro had publicly declared his interest in running for either the presidency or vice presidency in the run-up to the election.{{Cite web|date=2014-05-22|title="Se eu não for candidato, quero ser vice de Aécio", diz Jair Bolsonaro|url=https://www.infomoney.com.br/politica/se-eu-nao-for-candidato-quero-ser-vice-de-aecio-diz-jair-bolsonaro/|access-date=2020-12-03|website=InfoMoney|language=pt-BR}} However, Bolsonaro did not enter the race.

Six potential running mates were speculated on as potential vice presidential candidates to run with Aécio Neves on the PSDB ticket according to reporting done by O Globo.{{Cite web|date=2014-03-23|title=Cinco nomes surgem como possíveis candidatos a vice na chapa de Aécio|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/cinco-nomes-surgem-como-possiveis-candidatos-vice-na-chapa-de-aecio-11958415|access-date=2020-12-03|website=O Globo|language=pt-BR}}

• Aloysio Nunes{{Cite web|title=PELA UNIDADE, PSDB CONFIRMA SENADOR ALOYSIO NUNES COMO VICE NA CHAPA DE AÉCIO NEVES – 20 anos de jornalismo combatente – Vide Versus|url=https://videversus.com.br/pela-unidade-psdb-confirma-senador-aloysio-nunes-como-vice-na-chapa-de-aecio-neves/|access-date=2020-12-03|language=pt-BR}}, Senator from São Paulo (PSDB) - Selected
• Mara Gabrilli,{{Cite web|date=2014-04-10|title=Mara Gabrilli não descarta ser vice de Aécio em outubro|url=https://diariodopoder.com.br/uncategorized/mara-gabrilli-nao-descarta-ser-vice-de-aecio-em-outubro|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Diário do Poder|language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web|date=2014-04-01|title=Burburinhos em jantar apontam Mara Gabrilli vice de Aécio Neves – Glamurama|url=https://glamurama.uol.com.br/burburinhos-em-jantar-apontam-uma-mulher-como-vice-de-aecio-neves/|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Burburinhos em jantar apontam Mara Gabrilli vice de Aécio Neves – Glamurama|language=pt-BR}} federal deputy from São Paulo and deputy party chairwoman (PSDB)
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso,{{Cite web|title=Pré-candidato, Aécio diz que ter FHC como vice seria 'uma honra' - 18/03/2014 - Poder - Folha de S.Paulo|url=https://m.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/03/1427465-pre-candidato-aecio-diz-que-ter-fhc-como-vice-seria-uma-honra.shtml|access-date=2020-12-03|website=m.folha.uol.com.br}} former President of Brazil (PSDB)
• José Agripino Maia, president of the Democrats, a party allied with the PSDB (DEM)
• Ellen Gracie Northfleet,{{Cite web|last=www.ceicom.com.br|first=Ceicom®|title=Aécio: Ellen Gracie é um dos nomes cotados para vice - Jornal de Beltrão|url=https://www.jornaldebeltrao.com.br/noticia/172615/aecio-ellen-gracie-e-um-dos-nomes-cotados-para-vice|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.jornaldebeltrao.com.br|language=pt-br}} former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court (non-partisan)
• Joaquim Barbosa,{{Cite web|last=Patury|first=Felipe|date=4 October 2014|title=Joaquim Barbosa was invited to run for Aécio|url=https://epoca.globo.com/colunas-e-blogs/felipe-patury/noticia/2014/10/joaquim-barbosa-foi-bconvidado-para-vice-de-aeciob.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005112129/http://epoca.globo.com/colunas-e-blogs/felipe-patury/noticia/2014/10/joaquim-barbosa-foi-bconvidado-para-vice-de-aeciob.html |archive-date=2014-10-05 |access-date=|website=Globo}} Justice of the Supreme Federal Court (non-partisan)

Rousseff defended the significant economic gains and improvements in living standards during her administration and that of her predecessor, Lula da Silva.

Neves proposed sweeping reductions in the welfare state and state intervention in the economy.

The election saw significant use of bots by candidates. Both Dilma Rousseff (PT) and Aécio Neves (PSDB) employed automated accounts across platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp to amplify their messages as a form of propaganda. {{Cite news

|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/10/1506973-uso-de-bots-na-eleicao-aponta-nova-fronteira-da-propaganda-eleitoral.shtml

|title=Botnets and Political Manipulation in the 2014 Brazilian Elections

|newspaper=Folha de São Paulo

|access-date=2016-05-07

}} The Federal University of Espírito Santo and Folha de São Paulo identified a spike in bot activity during debates, with Neves' hashtags tripling in tweets within minutes. {{Cite report

|author=Federal University of Espírito Santo

|title=Research on Digital Manipulation and Bot Activity in the 2014 Elections

|url=https://www.ufes.br/pt-br/

|access-date=2016-05-07

}}

Rousseff's support group, Muda Mais, identified over 60 automated Twitter accounts that retweeted Neves' content more than 180 times each. Rousseff’s campaign also documented the existence of automated accounts, mainly on Twitter and Facebook, which attacked her and supported Neves. These accounts were linked to a businessman who had received R$130,000 to bolster Neves’ campaign, which led to calls for fines between R$5,000 and R$30,000 under Brazil's electoral laws. {{Cite report

|author=Muda Mais

|title=Documenting the Use of Bots in the 2014 Presidential Election

|url=https://www.mudamais.org/

|access-date=2016-05-07

}}

Rousseff’s campaign also employed bots, though on a smaller scale compared to Neves’ team. Leaked internal memoranda from Rousseff’s campaign revealed that the Neves campaign had spent an estimated R$10 million to buy and deploy bots on social networks, including WhatsApp, to push political messages.

Although Brazilian electoral laws prohibit paid social media campaign , private entities bypassed these restrictions by deploying bots on behalf of candidates. Neves' campaign reportedly spent R$10 million on these bots. {{Cite web

|url=http://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/eleicoes-2014

|title=Altera as Leis do Código Eleitoral

|publisher=Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE)

|access-date=2016-05-07

}} {{Cite news

|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/10/1508923-uso-de-bots-no-twitter-gera-investigacoes-na-justica-eleitoral.shtml

|title=Electoral Violations and Legal Reactions in the 2014 Brazilian Elections

|newspaper=Folha de São Paulo

|access-date=2016-05-07

}}

Shortly before the election, a former executive of the state-run oil company Petrobras accused a minister, three state governors, six senators and dozens of congressmen from President Dilma Rousseff's Workers’ Party (PT) and several coalition allies of having accepted kickback payments from contracts.

{{Cite news

|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/americasview/2014/09/scandal-brazil

|title=The Petrobras affair

|newspaper=The Economist|

issn=0013-0613

|access-date=2016-05-07

}}

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[[File:2014 Brazilian presidential election map - Municipalities (Round 2).svg|thumb|300px|right|

{{Election results

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|cand7=Levy Fidelix|vp7=José Alves de Oliveira|party7=Brazilian Labour Renewal Party|votes7=446878

|cand8=José Maria de Almeida|vp8=Cláudia Durans|party8=United Socialist Workers' Party|votes8=91209

|cand9=José Maria Eymael|vp9=Roberto Lopes|party9=Christian Social Democratic Party|votes9=61250

|cand10=Mauro Iasi|vp10=Sofia Manzano|party10=Brazilian Communist Party|votes10=47845

|cand11=Rui Costa Pimenta|vp11=Ricardo Machado|party11=Workers' Cause Party|votes11=12324

|invalid=11099081|invalid2=7141606

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|source=[http://electionresources.org/br/presidente.php?election=2014&state=BR Election Resources]

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{{Election results

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{{Election results

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}}

The small difference between the votes of both candidates, around 3.5 million votes, made this election to be the most disputed since redemocratization.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/10/1538709-eleicao-mais-disputada-da-redemocratizacao-chega-ao-fim.shtml|title=Eleição mais disputada da redemocratização chega ao fim|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|language=pt|date=26 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}} Dilma was sworn in as 36th President of Brazil on 1 January 2015 in a ceremony conducted by Renan Calheiros in the floor of the Chamber of Deputies.{{cite web|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2015-01/dilma-rousseff-toma-posse-do-segundo-mandato-na-presidencia-da-republica|title=Dilma Rousseff toma posse do segundo mandato na Presidência da República|publisher=Agência Brasil|language=pt|first=Danilo|last=Macedo|date=1 January 2015|access-date=21 November 2019}}

File:Solenidades. Homenagens (15981644527).jpg, in 2015.]]

Presidents and representatives of different countries saluted the victory of Dilma Rousseff on 26 October over Aécio Neves.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/lideres-internacionais-saudam-dilma-pela-reeleicao.html|title=Líderes internacionais saúdam Dilma pela reeleição; veja repercussão|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=26 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}}

• {{flag|Argentina}} - Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner used her social media to salute Dilma. In a letter directed to Dilma and published in her Facebook page, Kirchner celebrated the results of the election in Brazil which, according to her, "shows the Brazilian society reaffirming their unshakable commitment with a political project that guarantees economic growth with social inclusion". Also stated that the mutual cooperation between Brazil and Argentina would increase from this moment.{{cite web|url=https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2014/10/27/politica/1414370165_002643.html|title=Lideranças mundiais felicitam Dilma|publisher=El País|language=pt|first=Marina|last=Rossi|date=26 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}}
• {{flag|Bolivia}} - Bolivian President Evo Morales highlighted president Dilma's victory and stated that it "represents the model of change" in Brazil and in the Latin America. "Bolivia salutes the triumph of partner Dilma. We greet the continuity of the model of change in Brazil and the region", declared the leader in Shinahota, according to the state agency ABI.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vida-publica/eleicoes/2014/evo-morales-destaca-triunfo-de-dilma-e-continuidade-do-modelo-de-mudanca-effd8qkzg3n4jslccqsctjcjy|title=Evo Morales destaca triunfo de Dilma e continuidade "do modelo de mudança"|publisher=Gazeta do Povo|language=pt|date=26 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}}
• {{flag|El Salvador}} - Salvadoran President Salvador Sánchez Cerén congratulated Dilma for her victory through his Twitter account.{{cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/eleicoes/dilma-rousseff/lideres-na-america-latina-saudam-reeleicao-de-dilma,2827ad6588e49410VgnCLD200000b2bf46d0RCRD.html|title=Líderes na América Latina saúdam reeleição de Dilma|publisher=Terra|language=pt|date=26 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}}
• {{flag|Ecuador}} - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa celebrated, in his Twitter account, the "amazing victory of Dilma in Brazil". "We salute the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, for her today's electoral victory", commented the Ecuatorial chancellor, Ricardo Patiño, also using the social network.
• {{flag|France}} - The French government greeted president Rousseff for her reelection. "France wishes to work in strict cooperation with the Brazilian government to boost the strategic partnership between both countries in all areas", declared the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The French government also remembered that the relationship with Brazil was centered in three priorities: reinforce the political dialogue about climate changes, increase commercial and investment connections, and dynamize the cooperation of university exchange programs.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/governo-da-franca-parabeniza-dilma-por-sua-reeleicao.html|title=Governo da França parabeniza Dilma por sua reeleição|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=27 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}}
• {{flag|Germany}} - German Chancellor Angela Merkel sent a telegram congratulating Dilma Rousseff for her reelection, expressing in text the possibility to keep the ties between both countries. "I congratulate you for the reelection as president of Brazil. I am glad that we can keep our political and economic cooperation. In face of the challenges that both nations are facing, only together and as partners, we can overcome them", stated Merkel.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/merkel-parabeniza-dilma-e-fala-em-reforco-dos-lacos.html|title=Merkel parabeniza Dilma e fala em reforço dos laços|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=27 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}}
• {{flag|Russia}} - Russian President Vladimir Putin also congratulated Dilma for her reelection and stated "the victory in the polls is a proof of the popular support for her politics". In his telegram, Putin expressed that "the results of the voting showed that the people supports Dilma Rousseff's politics and looks for the economic development of the country and the strengthening of its international positions". The Russian president also rated as very good the attention Dilma gives to the "strengthening of the Russian-Brazilian strategic association".{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/putin-felicita-dilma-por-reeleicao.html|title=Putin felicita Dilma por reeleição|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=27 October 2019|access-date=21 November 2019}}
• {{flag|United States}} - American President Barack Obama congratulated Dilma and requested that the ties with Brazil should be strengthened, which, according to Obama, it was "an important ally of the United States". The American president also expressed interest to schedule a meeting to discuss the possibility to "reinforce the collaboration for the world security and the respect to human rights, as well as deepen the bilateral cooperation in areas like education, energy and, mostly, trade".{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/obama-felicita-dilma-por-sua-reeleicao-20141027115007948948.html|title=Obama felicita Dilma por sua reeleição|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=27 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}}
• {{flag|Venezuela}} - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro highlighted Dilma's victory in his official Twitter account, shortly after the announce of the first results. "Victory of Dilma in Brazil. Victory of the People. Victory of Lula and his legacy. Victory of the people of Latin America and Caribbean", stated in his account.{{cite web|url=https://noticias.r7.com/eleicoes-2014/presidente-da-venezuela-parabeniza-dilma-por-vitoria-nas-eleicoes-26102014|title=Presidente da Venezuela parabeniza Dilma por vitória nas eleições|publisher=R7|language=pt|date=26 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2019}}

Besides chiefs of state, the international press also reverberated Dilma's victory. The New York Times in the United States highlighted the reelection on the front page of the newspaper and states that the victory "endosses a leftist leader who has achieved important gains in reducing poverty and keeping unemployment low";{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/world/americas/brazilian-presidential-election.html|title=Brazil Stays With Rousseff as President After Turbulent Campaign|work=The New York Times|first=Simon|last=Romero|date=26 October 2014|access-date=28 November 2019}} Argentine El Clarín highlighted on the front page that Dilma won by a narrow margin "at the end of a tough campaign, full of denounced and mutual accusations";{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2014/10/1538753-imprensa-internacional-destaca-reeleicao-e-resultado-apertado-confira-reacoes.shtml|title=Imprensa mundial destaca reeleição e resultado apertado; confira reações|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|language=pt|date=26 October 2014|access-date=28 November 2019}} for the United Kingdom Financial Times, "Dilma now faces the task of uniting a country divided by the most aggressive campaign of recent times, to resurrect a creeping economy and pacify hostile markets";{{cite web|url=https://eleicoes.uol.com.br/2014/album/2014/10/26/veja-a-repercussao-da-reeleicao-de-dilma-nos-jornais-internacionais.htm#fotoNav=6|title=Veja a repercussão da reeleição de Dilma nos jornais internacionais|publisher=Uol|language=pt|date=26 October 2014|access-date=28 November 2019}} Venezuelan El Universal highlighted on its first page Aécio Neves' reaction, who acknowledged his defeated and highlighted in his speech that "the priority now is to unite Brazil";{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/jornais-estrangeiros-destacam-desafio-de-dilma-de-unir-o-brasil.html|title=Jornais estrangeiros destacam desafio de Dilma de unir o Brasil|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=26 October 2014|access-date=28 November 2019}} French Le Monde mentioned the defeat in São Paulo, main electoral college of the country, but "compensated by the victory in Minas Gerais, the second largest electoral college and Aécio Neves' political fief";{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/2014/10/27/imprensa-internacional-destaca-vitoria-apertada-de-dilma-roussef_a_21671578/|title=Imprensa internacional destaca vitória apertada de Dilma Rousseff no 2º turno e campanhas marcadas por ataques e acusações|publisher=Huffpost Brasil|language=pt|first=Gabriela|last=Bazzo|date=27 October 2014|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905023253/https://www.huffpostbrasil.com/2014/10/27/imprensa-internacional-destaca-vitoria-apertada-de-dilma-roussef_a_21671578/|url-status=dead}} Spanish El País brings as a highlight an article signed by journalist Juan Arais, from Rio de Janeiro, entitled "The political change in Brazil will have to wait".{{cite web|url=https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2014/10/27/opinion/1414367604_061406.html|title=A mudança política no Brasil terá de esperar|publisher=El País|language=pt|first=Juan|last=Arias|date=26 October 2014|access-date=28 November 2019}}

{{Main|2014 Brazilian economic crisis}}

File:Crescimento do PIB do Brasil entre 2010 e 2016.png.{{cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/economia/economia-encolhe-36-em-2016-pais-tem-pior-recessao-da-historia-21022917|title=Economia encolhe 3,6% em 2016, e país tem pior recessão da História|publisher=O Globo|language=pt|first1=Daiane|last1=Costa|first2=Marcello|last2=Corrêa|first3=Kátia|last3=Gonçalves|date=7 March 2017|access-date=28 November 2019|url-access=subscription}} It is notice the low growth in 2014 and severe drops in the following years.]]

From 2014 and on, right after the results of the elections, an economic crisis began in Brazil, having as a consequence the strong economic recession, succeeded by a retreat of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2 consecutive years.{{cite web|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/economia/noticia/2014-12/crise-economica-em-2014-concentra-se-em-empresas-do-setor-financeiro|title=Crise econômica em 2014 concentra-se em empresas do setor financeiro|publisher=Agência Brasil|language=pt|first=Wellton|last=Máximo|date=28 December 2014|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nexojornal.com.br/expresso/2017/09/17/Quanto-a-popula%C3%A7%C3%A3o-brasileira-j%C3%A1-perdeu-com-a-crise-econ%C3%B4mica|title=QUanto a população brasileira já perdeu com a crise econômica|publisher=Nexo Jornal|language=pt|first=José Roberto|last=Castro|date=17 September 2017|access-date=28 November 2019|url-access=limited}} The economy reduced in around 3.8% in 2015 and 3.6% in 2016. The crisis also brought a high level of unemployment, which reached its peak in March 2017, with a rate of 13.7%, representing more than 14 million Brazilians unemployed.{{cite web|url=http://fotos.estadao.com.br/galerias/economia,luxos-que-os-brasileiros-deixaram-de-lado-com-a-crise,26899|title='Luxos' que os brasileiros deixaram de lado com a crise|publisher=Estadão|language=pt|date=25 August 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}

In 2016, the effects of the economic crisis were widely felt by the population, who needed to adapt their bills to the financial reality. According to a research made by the Industry National Confederation (CNI) in that year, almost half of the interviewed (48%) began to use more public transportation and 34% don't have a health insurance anymore.{{cite web|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/economia/recessao-gera-mudancas-de-habitos-de-consumo-na-populacao-19991966#ixzz4Iw1rNM00|title=Recessão gera mudanças de hábitos de consumo na população|publisher=O Globo|language=pt|first=Eliane|last=Oliveira|date=25 August 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} The deepening of the crisis made 14% of the families to change their children's schools, from private to public, with a percentage higher than the one verified in 2012 and 2013, before the crisis. Besides that, consumers change products to the cheaper ones (78%), waited for sales to buy higher value goods (80%) and saved more money for emergencies (78%).{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/economia/seu-dinheiro/noticia/2016/08/com-crise-brasileiros-estao-usando-mais-servicos-publicos-diz-cni.html|title=Com crise, brasileiros estão usando mais serviços públicos, diz CNI|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=25 August 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}

In the first quarter of 2017, GDP rose 1%, being the first growth after 8 consecutive quarter drops.{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/economia/noticia/pib-do-brasil-cresce-10-no-1-trimestre-de-2017.ghtml|title=PIB do Brasil cresce 1% no 1º trimestre de 2017, após 8 quedas seguidas|publisher=G1|language=pt|first1=Taís|last1=Laporta|first2=Daniel|last2=Silveira|date=1 June 2017|access-date=28 November 2019}} Minister of Finance Henrique Meirelles said that, in that moment, the country "left the largest recession of the century".{{cite web|url=https://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,pib-sobe-1-0-no-1-trimestre-apos-oito-quedas-consecutivas,70001821658|title=PIB sobre 1% no 1º trimestre de 2017, após 8 quedas consecutivas|publisher=Estadão|language=pt|first1=Daniela|last1=Amorim|first2=Fernanda|last2=Nunes|first3=Vinicius|last3=Neder|date=1 June 2017|access-date=28 November 2019}}

File:Atos pró e contra o impeachment na Esplanada.jpg of groups in favor and against the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff.]]

Yet in 2014 also began a political crisis. The match of this crisis happened on 17 March 2014, when the Federal Police of Brazil began a series of investigations and would be known as Operation Car Wash, initially investigating a corruption scheme and money laundry of billions of reais involving many politicians of the largest parties of the country.{{cite web|url=http://www.mpf.mp.br/grandes-casos/lava-jato/entenda-o-caso|title=Caso Lava Jato - Entenda o caso|publisher=Ministério Público Federal|language=pt|access-date=28 November 2019}} The operation had direct impact in the country politics, contributing for the impopularity of Dilma's administration, just as, posteriorly, for Temer's administration, as long as many of their ministers and allies were targeted of the operation, such as Geddel Vieira Lima and Romero Jucá.{{cite web|url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/politica/noticia/2016-12/retrospectiva-politica-2016|title=Lava Jato, crise política, impeachment e disputa entre Poderes marcaram 2016|publisher=Agência Brasileira|language=pt|first1=Iolando|last1=Lourenço|first2=Ivan Richard|last2=Esposito|date=23 December 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://epoca.globo.com/politica/noticia/2016/12/retrospectiva-2016-o-ano-em-que-lava-jato-mandou-na-politica.html|title=Retrospectiva 2016: O ano em que a Lava Jato mandou na política|publisher=Época|language=pt|first=Leandro|last=Loyola|date=26 December 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} The operation is still ongoing with 51 operational phases and splits.{{cite web|url=https://istoe.com.br/pf-ataca-corrupcao-na-transpetro-na-operacao-sothis-47a-fase-da-lava-jato/|title=PF ataca corrupção na Transpetro na Operação Sothis, 47ª fase da Lava Jato|publisher=Isto É|language=pt|date=21 November 2017|access-date=28 November 2019}}

The protests against Dilma Rousseff government, due to the results of Operation Car Wash, occurred in many regions of Brazil, having as one of the main goals the impeachment of the president.{{cite web|url=http://www.ebc.com.br/noticias/2015/03/manifestacoes-15-de-marco|title=Confira o panorama das manifestações de 15 de março no Brasil|publisher=Portal EBC|language=pt|date=15 March 2015|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/pt-br/protestos-testam-for%C3%A7a-do-movimento-anti-dilma/a-18315439|title=Protestos testam força do movimento anti-Dilma|publisher=Deutsche Welle|language=pt|date=14 March 2015|access-date=28 November 2019}} The movement brought together millions of people on 15 March, 12 April, 16 August and 13 December 2015 and, according to some estimates, were the largest popular mobilizations in the country.{{cite web|url=https://epoca.globo.com/tempo/noticia/2015/03/bmanifestacao-anti-dilmab-entra-para-historia.html|title=Manifestação anti-Dilma entra para a história|publisher=Época|language=pt|first1=Marcos|last1=Coronato|first2=Marco|last2=Vergotti|date=15 March 2015|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2015/03/1603271-paulista-reune-maior-ato-politico-desde-as-diretas-ja-diz-datafolha.shtml|title=Paulista reúne maior ato política desde as Diretas-Já, diz Datafolha|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|language=pt|date=15 March 2015|access-date=28 November 2019}} The protest of 13 March 2016 was considered the largest political act in the history of Brazil and occurred over all the country, overcoming also Diretas Já, which occurred during the transition period from the Military Dictatorship to the redemocratization.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2016/03/1749528-protesto-na-av-paulista-e-o-maior-ato-politico-ja-registrado-em-sao-paulo.shtml|title=Protesto na av. Paulista é o maior ato político já registrado em São Paulo|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|language=pt|date=13 March 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2016/03/13/brasil-tem-maior-manifestacao-contra-dilma.htm|title=Brasil tem maior manifestação contra Dilma|publisher=Uol|language=pt|date=13 March 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}

{{Main|Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff}}

File:Dilma faz sua defesa no plenário do Senado 1040657-df 25.08.2016 mcag-0446.jpg

On 2 December 2015, president of Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, accepted one of the seven impeachment requests against Dilma, which was registered by jurists Hélio Bicudo, Miguel Reale Júnior and Janaína Paschoal, and delivered to Cunha 2 months before.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2015/12/eduardo-cunha-informa-que-autorizou-processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma.html|title=Eduardo Cunha autoriza abrir processo de impeachment de Dilma|publisher=G1|language=pt|first=Nathalia|last=Passarinho|date=2 December 2015|access-date=28 November 2019}} In the original request, were included denounces of decrees signed by the president in 2015, to release R$ 2.5 billions (US$ {{To USD|2.5|BRA|year=2015}} billion), without Congress approval, nor prevision on budget.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2015/12/1714133-cunha-deflara-processo-de-impeachment-contra-dlma.shtml|title=Eduardo Cunha acata pedido de impeachment contra Dilma Rousseff|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|language=pt|first1=Gustavo|last1=Uribe|first2=Ranier|last2=Bragon|date=2 December 2015|access-date=28 November 2019|url-access=limited}} This operation is known as fiscal pedaling (Pedalada fiscal), and it's characterized as administrative misconduct.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2015/12/cunha-le-em-plenario-decisao-de-abrir-processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma.html|title=Cunha lê decisão de abrir processo de impeachment e cria comissão|publisher=G1|language=pt|first1=Nathalia|last1=Passarinho|first2=Fernanda|last2=Calgaro|date=3 December 2015|access-date=28 November 2019}}

The acceptance of the impeachment request was considered by part of the press as a retaliation against the president's party, which deputies announced on that same day that they would vote against Cunha in the Chamber's Ethics Committee, where he was investigated for a supposed participation in the scheme denounced in Operation Car Wash. Cunha denied any "bargain" relation with the government, stating that "the decision to accept the impeachment is factual, is concrete, has clear tipification",{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2015/12/03/dilma-mentiu-a-nacao-e-houve-barganha-sim-diz-cunha.htm|title=Dilma mentiu ao negar tentativa de barganha, diz Cunha; ministro rebate|publisher=Uol|language=pt|first=Felipe|last=Amorim|date=3 December 2015|access-date=28 November 2019}} but kept attributing to president Rousseff responsibilities about the investigations against him.{{cite web|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/geral/noticia/2016/03/cunha-quer-apressar-processo-do-impeachment-para-sair-de-cena-diz-wagner-5111220.html|title=Cunah quer apressar processo de impeachment para sair de cena, diz Wagner|publisher=GaúchaZH|language=pt|date=14 March 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} According to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Dilma didn't have "the will of doing politics" and didn't have any meeting with party caucuses to try to repeal the impeachment.{{cite web|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/geral/noticia/2016/03/cunha-quer-apressar-processo-do-impeachment-para-sair-de-cena-diz-wagner-5111220.html|title=Em livro, Lula diz que Dilma ficou triste em reeleição e ironiza Ciro Gomes|publisher=Uol|language=pt|first=Bernardo|last=Barbosa|date=14 March 2018|access-date=28 November 2019}}

File:Placar final impeachment.jpg, which took the process to the Federal Senate.]]

Due to the parliamentary recess and the sues filed in the Supreme Federal Court with the objective to decide formally the rite of the process only on 17 March 2016, the Chamber elected, with open voting, the 65 members of the Special Committee which analyzed the impeachment request against Dilma Rousseff. There were 433 votes in favor of the committee membership and 1 against.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma/noticia/2016/03/camara-elege-membros-de-comissao-que-analisara-impeachment-de-dilma.html|title=Câmara elege membros de comissão que analisará impeachment de Dilma|publisher=G1|language=pt|first1=Nathalia|last1=Passarinho|first2=Fernanda|last2=Calgaro|date=17 March 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} On 11 April, the Special Committee, with 38 votes in favor and 27 against, approved the report, which defended the admissibility of the process.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma/noticia/2016/04/comissao-da-camara-aprova-processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma.html|title=Comissão da Câmara aprova processo de impeachment de Dilma|publisher=G1|language=pt|first1=Fernanda|last1=Calgaro|first2=Gustavo|last2=Garcia|first3=Nathalia|last3=Passarinho|date=11 April 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} The report, made by deputy Jovair Arantes (PTB-GO), went for voting in the floor of the Chamber.{{cite web|url=https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/geral/noticia/2016/04/os-principais-pontos-do-parecer-do-relator-jovair-arantes-favoravel-ao-impeachment-5755964.html|title=Os principais pontos do parecer do relator Jovair Arantes, favorável ao impeachment|publisher=GaúchaZH|language=pt|date=6 April 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} On 17 April 2016, a Sunday, the Chamber of Deputies, with 367 votes in favor, 137 against, besides 7 abstentions and 2 absences, impeached Rousseff and authorized the Federal Senate to install the process against the president.{{cite web|url=http://www2.camara.leg.br/camaranoticias/noticias/POLITICA/507325-CAMARA-AUTORIZA-INSTAURACAO-DE-PROCESSO-DE-IMPEACHMENT-DE-DILMA-COM-367-VOTOS-A-FAVOR-E-137-CONTRA.html|title=Câmara autoriza instauração de processo de impeachment de Dilma com 367 votos a favor e 137 contra|publisher=Câmara dos Deputados|language=pt|date=17 April 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}

On 6 May 2016, the Senate Impeachment Special Committee approved, with 15 votes in favor and 5 against, the report of senator Antônio Anastasia (PSDB-MG), in favor of the impeachment.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma/noticia/2016/05/comissao-aprova-relatorio-que-recomenda-abertura-do-impeachment.html|title=Comissão aprova relatório favorável ao prosseguimento do impeachment|publisher=G1|language=pt|first1=Gustavo|last1=Garcia|first2=Fernanda|last2=Calgaro|date=6 May 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} On 11 May, Justice Teori Zavascki denied a government request to null the process. With the decision, the Senate kept the voting that would decide the suspension of Rousseff from office.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma/noticia/2016/05/teori-zavascki-nega-pedido-do-governo-para-anular-impeachment.html|title=Teori Zavascki nega pedido do governo para anular impeachment|publisher=G1|language=pt|first1=Renan|last1=Ramalho|first2=Mariana|last2=Oliveira|first3=Mateus|last3=Rodrigues|date=11 May 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2016/05/11/decisao-de-teori.htm|title=Teori nega recurso do governo para anular impeachment|publisher=Uol|language=pt|first=Ricardo|last=Marchesan|date=11 May 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}

On 12 May 2016, with 55 favorable votes, 22 contrary and 2 absences, the Federal Senate authorized the opening of the impeachment process, and determined her suspension from the Presidency of the Republic for up to 180 days.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/politica/processo-de-impeachment-de-dilma/noticia/2016/05/processo-de-impeachment-e-aberto-e-dilma-e-afastada-por-ate-180-dias.html|title=Processo de impeachment é aberto, e Dilma é afastada por até 180 dias|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=12 May 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} On 31 August, the Federal Senate, with a voting of 61 to 20, removed Rousseff from office of President, but kept her political rights.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/jornal-nacional/noticia/2016/08/senado-aprova-impeachment-de-dilma-rousseff-temer-assume.html|title=Senado aprova impeachment de Dilma Rousseff; Temer assume|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=31 August 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}} With the impeachment, Michel Temer, who was Vice President of Brazil and Acting President until that moment, took office as president until the end of the term.{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2016/08/31/michel-temer-assume-presidencia-da-republica.htm|title=Temer assume a Presidência da República e fala em "colocar país nos trilhos"|publisher=Uol|language=pt|first1=Felipe|last1=Amorim|first2=Leandro|last2=Prazeres|first3=Ricardo|last3=Marchesan|date=31 August 2016|access-date=28 November 2019}}

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