Brazil's suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, faced her country's Senate on Monday, making one last case for herself as her impeachment trial nears its end."I have honored my commitments to democracy and the rule of law," she told the senators, according to a BBC interpreter. "I am going to look in your eyes and I will say with the serenity of someone who has nothing to hide that I haven't committed any crimes."She described those working to impeach her as elites "trying to create a democratic rupture," imploring senators to "vote against impeachment and vote for democracy."Rousseff spoke for more than 30 minutes, before the floor opened for various senators to step forward to confront her with direct questions.The trial opened last week, and Rousseff's testimony comes as the Senate approaches a final vote that is widely expected to end in her permanent ouster.Rousseff is accused of manipulating budget items to misrepresent the state of Brazil's economy. The charges are "pretty weak,"
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