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Dilma Rousseff hits back at Congress by calling her impeachment drive a sexist attempt by the male-dominated Congress to oust her.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, is on the verge of impeachment following the accusations thrown at her involving graft and manipulation of government accounts. The lower House of Congress has decided to support the impeachment.

An injunction requested by Rousseff's camp to suspend the impeachment vote in the lower house this Sunday has been denied by the Supreme Court in an 8-2 decision.