Leading parties in the brazilian lower house confirmed that Dilma has the decisive backing of <br />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.
