Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff reacts during the inauguration of the new Minister of Tourism Henrique Eduardo Alves at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
LISBON (Reuters) - Brazil's vice president has dismissed the possibility that President Dilma Rousseff could soon be impeached for breaking fiscal responsibility laws, telling a Portuguese newspaper that the case against her was just in its early stages.
A ruling by Brazil's Federal Audit Court on April 15 said her government had postponed transfers to state banks last year to make Brazil's fiscal accounts look better. Opposition leaders said last week this was grounds for impeachment.
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