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Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff condemns impeachment 'coup' – live | Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff condemns impeachment 'coup' – live |
(35 minutes later) | |
4.55pm BST | |
16:55 | |
4.36pm BST | 4.36pm BST |
16:36 | 16:36 |
This is the moment Rousseff received a consoling hug from her predecessor as president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva outside the presidential palace. | This is the moment Rousseff received a consoling hug from her predecessor as president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva outside the presidential palace. |
Exclusivo: o momento em que Lula abraça Dilma na saída do Planalto. pic.twitter.com/XWEFuHoMLj | Exclusivo: o momento em que Lula abraça Dilma na saída do Planalto. pic.twitter.com/XWEFuHoMLj |
She then addressed the crowd of her supporters. | She then addressed the crowd of her supporters. |
Dilma fala à multidão 12/05/2016 pic.twitter.com/f3ROnZ4cBK | Dilma fala à multidão 12/05/2016 pic.twitter.com/f3ROnZ4cBK |
4.19pm BST | 4.19pm BST |
16:19 | 16:19 |
Not sure if this is how Temer would have imagined his ascendancy to power. | Not sure if this is how Temer would have imagined his ascendancy to power. |
Brazil media says @MichelTemer fell asleep near end of 20 hr senate session, was awoken by fireworks and realized he was now president | Brazil media says @MichelTemer fell asleep near end of 20 hr senate session, was awoken by fireworks and realized he was now president |
4.08pm BST | 4.08pm BST |
16:08 | 16:08 |
Here are some more quotes from Rouseff’s press conference. | Here are some more quotes from Rouseff’s press conference. |
I may have made mistakes but I did not commit any crime. | I may have made mistakes but I did not commit any crime. |
Rousseff called the impeachment “fraudulent” and “a coup”. | Rousseff called the impeachment “fraudulent” and “a coup”. |
I never imagined that it would be necessary to fight once again against a coup in this country. | I never imagined that it would be necessary to fight once again against a coup in this country. |
AP says she compared the pain of being impeached to the torture she suffered under the country’s past military dictatorship. | AP says she compared the pain of being impeached to the torture she suffered under the country’s past military dictatorship. |
It’s the most brutal of things that can happen to a human being to be condemned for a crime you didn’t commit. | It’s the most brutal of things that can happen to a human being to be condemned for a crime you didn’t commit. |
Never will I stop fighting. | Never will I stop fighting. |
4.03pm BST | 4.03pm BST |
16:03 | 16:03 |
The new interim president has announced his cabinet. It is reportedly 100% male (for the first time since 1979) and 100% white. | The new interim president has announced his cabinet. It is reportedly 100% male (for the first time since 1979) and 100% white. |
A lista dos ministros do governo de Michel Temer: pic.twitter.com/9zloSAUzeM | A lista dos ministros do governo de Michel Temer: pic.twitter.com/9zloSAUzeM |
3.52pm BST | 3.52pm BST |
15:52 | 15:52 |
Meanwhile, Temer is officially the interim president. | Meanwhile, Temer is officially the interim president. |
(AI) Michel Temer assina notificação de posse como presidente interino encaminhada pelo Senado. pic.twitter.com/pz2B1Nf73j | (AI) Michel Temer assina notificação de posse como presidente interino encaminhada pelo Senado. pic.twitter.com/pz2B1Nf73j |
3.50pm BST | 3.50pm BST |
15:50 | 15:50 |
Rousseff has been making another speech to supporters outside the presidential palace, with her predecessor standing beside her. | Rousseff has been making another speech to supporters outside the presidential palace, with her predecessor standing beside her. |
According to Reuters she told supporters she feels their energy and warmth but said it is a tragic time for Brazil’s young democracy. She repeated that she is the victim of a great injustice. | According to Reuters she told supporters she feels their energy and warmth but said it is a tragic time for Brazil’s young democracy. She repeated that she is the victim of a great injustice. |
Rousseff outside palace w/ supporters, says "tragic time" for Brazil; Lula beside her pic.twitter.com/e1qu0xlxYc | Rousseff outside palace w/ supporters, says "tragic time" for Brazil; Lula beside her pic.twitter.com/e1qu0xlxYc |
3.44pm BST | 3.44pm BST |
15:44 | 15:44 |
Here are some more striking pictures of the suspended Brazilian president leaving the building: | Here are some more striking pictures of the suspended Brazilian president leaving the building: |
Staff in presidential palace watch Dilma greet crowds on her final day in office (for now at least) pic.twitter.com/4DMUtNVPyc | Staff in presidential palace watch Dilma greet crowds on her final day in office (for now at least) pic.twitter.com/4DMUtNVPyc |
Intense scene as Dilma exits palace. Shouts of "Globo, coup monger!" [Globo then cut the audio] pic.twitter.com/buy0D843TZ | Intense scene as Dilma exits palace. Shouts of "Globo, coup monger!" [Globo then cut the audio] pic.twitter.com/buy0D843TZ |
3.41pm BST | 3.41pm BST |
15:41 | 15:41 |
Rousseff has left the presidential palace: | Rousseff has left the presidential palace: |
She's causing minor pandemonium as she moves into a crowd of supporters outside; very stressed security team. Lula is in melée | She's causing minor pandemonium as she moves into a crowd of supporters outside; very stressed security team. Lula is in melée |
Dilma greets supporters outside Planalto presidential palace as she prepares to leave office due to suspension. pic.twitter.com/9D990NPy7b | Dilma greets supporters outside Planalto presidential palace as she prepares to leave office due to suspension. pic.twitter.com/9D990NPy7b |
3.34pm BST | 3.34pm BST |
15:34 | 15:34 |
The outgoing president has referenced her battle against cancer, in stressing her determination to fight impeachment. | The outgoing president has referenced her battle against cancer, in stressing her determination to fight impeachment. |
But the impeachment, she says, is a greater pain, because it is unjust. | But the impeachment, she says, is a greater pain, because it is unjust. |
Dilma: lived through many defeats and grand victories. Time to fight once again vs coup against democracy. | Dilma: lived through many defeats and grand victories. Time to fight once again vs coup against democracy. |
.@dilmabr calls on supporters to continue to fight for democracy and mobilize. | .@dilmabr calls on supporters to continue to fight for democracy and mobilize. |
"I never imagined having to once again fight against a coup in my country." | "I never imagined having to once again fight against a coup in my country." |
No tears from Dilma as she leaves but a few red eyes among supporters - and not just because of all night debate. | No tears from Dilma as she leaves but a few red eyes among supporters - and not just because of all night debate. |