Brazil's Rousseff denounces plot to unseat her, attacks VP Temer

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Reuters

"They now are conspiring openly, in the light of day, to destabilize a legitimately elected president," Rousseff said in a speech Tuesday, referring to an audio message sent by Temer to his supporters a day earlier in which he spoke as if the president had already been impeached.

The congressional committee's 38-27 decision was backed by Temer's PMDB party, formerly her main coalition ally. The party's defection last month greatly increased the likelihood that the lower house, in a vote expected this weekend, will send her impeachment to the Senate.
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Temer has denied plotting against Rousseff, though his aides say he has been preparing in case he has to step into her shoes, so that he can restore confidence in the country.

The rift between Rousseff and Temer reached breaking point on Monday after the audio message was released, which Temer said was unintentional. In the message, Temer called for a government of national unity to overcome Brazil's political crisis.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-idUSKCN0X92A0

[iandhr]

1. From this article in the BBC...

... seems that there are frustrations across the spectrum in Brazil.


The petition to impeach President Rousseff was made by three lawyers, including 93-year-old Helio Bicudo, a former member of Ms Rousseff's Workers' Party turned opposition activist.Mr Bicudo said the Workers' Party had gone from being "a socialist party created to help people to serving the interests of a few who seek power".


A lot of people here agree anytime a leftist leader get caught doing something naughty it is an American plot. One of her parties supporters started the impeachment process rolling.


But then again her opponents seem to be dirty as well.

Their petition was accepted by the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha. Mr Cunha, a former ally of Ms Rousseff, has become one of her fiercest critics. Critics of Mr Cunha say he is a political opportunist who is only trying to get his PMDB party into power. They point to the fact that under Brazil's constitution, Vice-President Michel Temer - who is also from the PMDB party - would become acting president if Ms Rousseff were to be suspended or impeached.
They also say that Mr Cunha lacks credibility because prosecutors have accused him of taking $5m (£3.5m) in bribes from companies seeking to secure contracts with state-oil giant Petrobras.

"Ms Rousseff's approval ratings have plummeted from their all-time high of 79% in March 2013 to about 10% in March 2016.There have been mass demonstrations in major Brazilian cities demanding that she resign.
But there have also been smaller rallies in her support.Many Brazilians say they are fed up with the high levels of corruption in Brazilian politics.But with the three politicians next in line to succeed Ms Rousseff also under investigation for either alleged mismanagement or alleged corruption, no party seems untouched by the allegations.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36028117

[Blue_Tires]

2. Very Nixonian of her...

[OBenario]

4. Except for the fact that Nixon was a criminal.

And she isn't.

[Blue_Tires]

5. Is that why her approval rating is in single digits?

The fish rots from the head, and even though her direct involvement with the Petrobras trainwreck seems to be pretty light, it still happened on her watch...

[OBenario]

6. They aren't. Her approval already grew a bit...

... though the economic crisis, the mediatic campaign against her and some mistakes by her government, indeed, affected her popularity.

There is no "direct involvement" with the Petrobrás trainwrecks, you've made up out of nowhere. She is not, has never been, accused of anything at all.

[Blue_Tires]

7. And Nixon didn't have "direct involvement" in Watergate, either...

but culpable just the same...

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/brazils-unfolding-crisis

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Brazil's embattled Dilma Rousseff loses PP from coalition

Another coalition partner of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced it is quitting, dealing a further blow to her bid to stave off impeachment.

The Progressive Party (PP) said most of its 47 MPs would vote for Ms Rousseff to be impeached.
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A two-thirds majority - 342 MPs - is needed to send the impeachment case to the Senate.

A recent poll, before the PP's announcement, showed 300 in favour of impeachment and 125 opposed, leaving 88 MPs still undecided or not stating their position.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36032255