وقد جرت عملية المساءلة القانونية للرئيس بمشاركة مكثفة من الشعب، ومع الالتزام التام بالقواعد الدستورية.
As prescribed by the Constitution, the Vice-President, Itamar Franco, took over the presidency of the country. The impeachment process of the President took place with the intense participation of the people, and it took place strictly under constitutional norms.