however, on 3 december 2015, impeachment process against rousseff were officially accepted by the chamber of deputies. vice president michel temer, of the brazilian democratic movement party, became acting president of brazil. on 31 august 2016, the senate voted 61–20 in favor of impeachment, finding rousseff guilty of breaking budgetary laws and removing her from office. vice president temer replaced rousseff as the 37th president of brazil.