Leading parties in the brazilian lower house confirmed that Dilma has the decisive backing of
258 lawmakers, more than the number of votes needed to stop her impeachment. Opposition lawmakers and activists took the streets to protest against a series of constitutional amendments in Ecuador. Former salvadorean president Francisco Flores has been detained and will have to face a trial over corruption. The german parliament has approved sending military support to the us-led coalition fighting against the islamic state in Syria. China made a ground-breaking pledge of 60 billion dollars in cooperation for Africa.
