Reuters: Brazil's biggest party quits ruling coalition, Rousseff isolated
Brazil's largest party announced on Tuesday it was leaving President Dilma Rousseff's governing coalition and pulling its members from her government, a departure that sharply raises the odds she could be impeached in a matter of months.
The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) took just a few minutes to decide unanimously in a packed leadership meeting that its six ministers in Rousseff's Cabinet and all other party members with government appointments must resign immediately.
Under Brazil's presidential system, Rousseff will remain in office but the break cripples her fight against impeachment proceedings in Congress, which could put Vice President Michel Temer, leader of the PMDB, in the presidential seat.
Rousseff has denied any wrongdoing and called the impeachment efforts a coup to oust her ruling Workers' Party (PT).
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WNU Editor: It is now official .... she does not have the votes to prevent her impeachment.
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Dilma Rousseff Loses Support From Key Part of Brazilian Coalition -- NYT
Brazil’s leader faces new blow as a party abandons her government -- Washington Post
Rousseff's coalition crumbles as Brazilian political crisis deepens -- CNN
The Biggest Party in Brazil’s Ruling Coalition Has Quit -- Time
Impeachment Nears as Key Ally Deserts Brazil's Rousseff -- Fortune
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Dilma Rousseff and Brazil face up to decisive month -- Daniel Gallas, BBC
Brazil: What Happens After the Ruling Party Loses an Ally -- Stratfor
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4 comments:
There is much more to this than internal Brazilian politics.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/30/brazil-like-russia-under-attack-by-hybrid-war/
The Peter principle is working!
It was long overdue in this case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle
Rousseff was not even mayor of Porto Alegre
" She became the Secretary of the Treasury of the City of Porto Alegre in the Alceu Collares Administration"
In 2002, Rousseff joined the committee responsible for the energy policy of presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who, after winning the election, invited her to become Minister of Energy
"In 2005, a political crisis triggered by a corruption scandal led to the resignation of Chief of Staff José Dirceu. Rousseff took over the post, remaining in office until 31 March 2010, when she stepped down in order to run for president"
1) Treasurer of a middling to large city
2) Cabinet secretary >> PetroBras Scandal >> She works fast!
3) Chief of Staff
4) Big Cahuna!
Yup,
https://consortiumnews.com/2016/03/30/a-silent-coup-for-brazil/
It was inevitable that the BRIC's would be targetted,
Wonder if this will turn out as "well" s the other Colour Coups.
Jay,
I know of a major corp. which 1 out 6 lines of production were in Brasil.
They were thing of sending another there. The deciding factor was not so much as Brasil as "Afghanistan". I let you puzzle that one out. U R incapable. As it is it is, all going south and "Afghanistan will implode". Long live the socialist republic ... err oligarchy.
Long live the the DNC!
Boehner is a loser too!
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