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Brazil: Coup president greeted with huge protests


S茫o Paulo, September 7.

Brazil鈥檚 unelected president Michel Temer was greeted with shouts of 鈥淭emer Out鈥 on his first public appearance in Brazil since being installed in office on August 31.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on September 7 in more than a dozen cities for a national day of action dubbed the 鈥淐ry of the Excluded鈥.

Brazil: Democracy overturned as Dilma ousted

Brazil's de facto president Michel Temer was sworn in on August 31, after the country's Senate voted to impeach suspended President Dilma Rousseff.

US backs Brazil coup, LA left gov'ts protest

United States State Department spokesperson John Kirby said on August 31 that Brazil's democratic institutions had acted within the country's constitutional framework when the Senate voted to oust elected president Dilma Rousseff and install Michel Temer as the new leader. The US defence of the process that removed Brazil's elected president stands in contrast to many critics, including several Latin American governments, who have labelled it an institutional coup.

Rafael Correa: 'The right wing want revenge'

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa spoke out on June 1 about efforts by right-wing political forces in Latin America to oust democratically-elected governments, saying that it would set a dangerous precedent for democracy in the region. 鈥淩ight-wing politicians don't just want to return to power, they want to return with a thirst for vengeance,鈥 said Correa during an interview with Ecuador Public Television.

Brazil's coup gov't 'has revealed its true intentions', MST leader says

Anti-coup protesters on the streets of Rio de Janeiro in April. In what has been widely condemned as a US-backed right-wing power grab to impose harsh neoliberal measures, Brazil鈥檚 Workers鈥 Party (PT) President Dilma Rousseff was forced to stand aside by Brazil鈥檚 Senate on May 12 while she faces impeachment procedures.
Anti-coup protesters

Noam Chomsky: Brazil's Dilma has been "impeached by a gang of thieves"

As protests continue in Brazil over the Legislature鈥檚 vote to suspend President Dilma Rousseff and put her on trial, Noam Chomsky told : "We have the one leading politician who hasn鈥檛 stolen to enrich herself, who鈥檚 being impeached by a gang of thieves, who have done so. That does count as a kind of soft coup."

Brazil: MST leader says 'we can stop the coup'

A National Day of Action to Defend Democracy was held on March 31, to oppose the coup plot against Dilma and mark the anniversary of the 1964 military coup. Right-wing forces in Brazil are seeking to impeach Workers' Party (PT) President Dilma Rousseff in what has been widely condemned as an 鈥渋nstitutional coup鈥.

Brazilian seeking to impeach Dilma named in Panama Papers

Brazilian House Speaker Eduardo Cunha, who is leading a fierce attempt to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, has been implicated in the Panama Papers for receiving bribes linked to offshore companies involved in the country鈥檚 Petrobras state oil scandal, TeleSUR English said on April 4. Cunha was paid bribes allegedly funded by Portuguese business mogul Idalecio de Castro Rodrigues de Oliveira. According to the leaks, Oliveira owned a conglomerate of 14 companies registered in the British Virgin Islands from 2003 to 2011.

Brazil: 鈥榃e must fight the coup plotters and the government鈥檚 austerity,鈥 MST leader says

South America鈥檚 largest country, Brazil, has been rocked in recent months by a political crisis, partly fuelled by mass protests calling for the removal of centre-left President Dilma Rousseff. The protests come as the country officially moves into recession, with Brazil鈥檚 economy expected to contract by 2% this year. Brazil has been governed by a Workers鈥 Party (PT)-led coalition for over a decade, firstly under Luiz Ignacio 鈥淟ula鈥 da Silva and now Dilma, as she is commonly known.

Brazil: Hundreds of thousands protest right-wing attacks

Photo: CUT. About 1 million people across Brazil protested on August 20 against right-wing attempts to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. The marches were joined by Brazil's big social movements, including the Movement of Landless Workers (MST) and the United Workers' Central (CUT), the largest trade union federation in Latin America.