NEW ERA IN BRAZIL AS ROUSSEFF CONCEDES POWER TO TEMER

The former vice president of the center-right has wasted no time putting his imprint on Brazil, naming a new government, according to him, restore the "credibility" after months of economic and political crisis.

A key appointment was a former head of the central bank respected, Henrique Meirelles, to the Minister of Finance with the task of helping the economy huge claw of the deepest recession in decades.

"We need to significantly improve the business environment for the private sector," said Temer in the presidential palace, hours after Rousseff left amid emotional scenes, to begin its six-month suspension pending for an impeachment trial on charges that she violated the rules of public accounting.

"It is urgent to restore peace and unite Brazil," said Temer, 75, who at one point lost his voice while meeting the allies and a crush of journalists.

 Brasilia - Brazil has entered a new era Thursday as interim president Michel Temer took the power of the head suspended Dilma Rousseff, the installation of a government business ending 13 years of leftist government in largest nation in Latin America.