Brazil is going through a massive political shakeup, and it will end up affecting us in the United States.

Its president, Dilma Rousseff, was formally impeached by the lower house of its Congress, the Chamber of Deputies.

Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks in managing the federal budget to maintain spending and shore up support. She has said previous presidents used similar maneuvers and stressed that she has not been charged with any crimes or implicated in any corruption scandals.

However, she failed to secure the support she needed, and the needed two-thirds of lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies voted to oust her.

With at least 342 of 513 deputies voting in favor of impeachment, the measure passed. Several lawmakers had yet to vote, so the final tally could be an even wider victory for the opposition.

The measure now goes to the Senate. If by a simple majority the Senate votes to take it up and put the president on trial, Rousseff will be suspended and the top job taken by Vice President Michel Temer.

Rousseff, who is a member of Brazil’s leftist Worker’s Party, was elected in 2011, and re-elected in 2014. She has seen her popularity plummet as corruption has overtaken those around her.