Brazil's president proclaims innocence at impeachment trial

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Brazil's president proclaims innocence at impeachment trial

Mauricio Savarese and Peter Prengaman, Associated Press

Updated 8:24 pm, Monday, August 29, 2016






BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's suspended president proclaimed her innocence Monday, branding her vice president a "usurper" and warning senators that history would judge them harshly if they ousted a democratically elected leader on false charges.

Dilma Rousseff's much anticipated speech to the lawmakers who will decide this week whether to permanently remove her from office was characterized by the same defiance she has shown throughout an impeachment process that has divided Latin America's most populous nation.

"I know I will be judged, but my conscience is clear. I did not commit a crime," Rousseff told senators, who listened intently in contrast to the chamber's usual raucousness.

In the middle of her second term, the left-leaning leader has been accused of breaking fiscal rules to hide problems in the federal budget. She has denied any wrongdoing, accusing her opponents of a "coup d'état."



Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Brazil-s-Rousseff-to-address-Senate-in-trial-over-9189860.php

[Lucky Luciano]

1. Right or wrong, it is not looking good for her.

My understanding is that the question is not if she loses, but by how much the margin will be in her loss.

[Judi Lynn]

2. It seems the Senate has a lot of hard right fascist types in it for years.

They caused a lot of trouble for previous progressive President Lula, also, unfortunately.

They want to take it all back to a military dictatorship again.

The scums just don't want to share the country with the huge poor population. They have been wild with rage at all progress made with the last two presidents on behalf of the people.

[Coyotl]

3. After near 14 hours of defending herself, that judgement is outdated.

Also, the people are in the street already.

Dilma was just applauded, against the rules. And thus the hearing breaks. The reporters are taking over:

Streamed live 18 hours


Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment Today = Complete Reversal of Democracy

[Judi Lynn]

6. Thanks for your link at the bottom of your post to your GD thread. It's a huge dose of information

we need in a place where all we really get through our corporate "news" media is ALL manipulated to serve the interests of the M.I.C., at the great expense of the people of Brazil, and the tax-paying citizens who are paying these freaks to tell us the truth.

Your thread is important, I hope everyone who cares about this situation will see it, and pour over it, as others have, already, and, of course, the anticipated troll brigade.

The truth STILL comes through when we see it.

Thank you.

[Coyotl]

4. Confira os principais momentos da defesa Dilma Rousseff no Senado

Check out the key moments of the defense Dilma Rousseff in the Senate

Larissa P. ?@seriescollecter Aug 26
I'm not sure where the credit is due for this cartoon, but it's dead on. #soscoupinBrazil #voltadilma #fordemocracy

[moondust]

5. I'm inclined to believe her.

Brazil was the last nation in the Western world to abolish slavery, and by abolition had imported an estimated total of four million slaves from Africa. This was 40% of all slaves shipped to the Americas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Brazil#The_end_of_slavery

Perhaps the descendants of the slave owners and their lackeys want to "Make Brazil Great Again" and do not want to share it with the descendants of the slaves.