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May 16, 2016

Brazil: Protests Continue over Ouster of President Rousseff
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Meanwhile, protests in Brazil continue over the Legislature's vote to
suspend President Dilma Rousseff and put her on trial. Rousseff is
accused of tampering with government accounts to hide a budget deficit.
But she has accused her right-wing opponents of fomenting a coup. Her
replacement has instated an all-white male Cabinet charged with
implementing corporate-friendly policies. Rousseff said the new
government is illegitimate.

President Dilma Rousseff: "I believe we are seeing a new concept with
regard to the presidential system in Latin America. I think it is a
mixture, as military coups are out of fashion. There is a problem for
all regimes, like under the presidential system, in which there is a
fixed date for it to begin and for it to end."

Topics:Brazil

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