Saturday, April 23, 2016

Brazil's Impeachment Vote a Political Trial to Subvert Democracy — Sharmini Peries interviews Maria Mendoza

If President Dilma Rousseff is successfully impeached it will shake confidence in the entire Brazilian democratic system, says Maria Mendonca of the University of Rio de Janeiro.
This is the real issue. Sounds banana republic but the GOP did essentially the same thing in the case of Bill Clinton who was impeached but not removed and Barack Obama, who the GOP leadership declared they intended "break."

Capitalism is antithetical to democracy.

Real News Network
Brazil's Impeachment Vote a Political Trial to Subvert Democracy
Sharmini Peries interviews Maria Mendoza | Director of Brazil's Network for Social Justice and Human Rights and she's also Professor in International Relations at the University of Rio de Janeiro

See also
Vice President Michel Temer, who would take over if Rousseff is impeached, met with close advisors in Sao Paulo to study plans for a new government that, aides said, would move quickly to restore economic confidence and growth.…
Murilo Portugal, the head of Brazil's most powerful banking industry lobby, has emerged as a strong candidate to become finance minister if Temer takes power, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Capitalism is antithetical to democracy.

Reuters
Brazil's Rousseff going to U.N. over impeachment; cabinet in crisis

OK, Venezuela is a banana republic except the bananas are now oil, but still.

nsnbc international
Venezuelan Parliament Goes on Offensive to Oust Maduro

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