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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) | |
| 7.11pm BST | |
| 19:11 | |
| Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who lives just outside of Rio de Janeiro, insinuates in this tweet that the impeachment of Rousseff was simply a move by opponents to oust her party from power. | |
| If you were a PT opponent, what would you do in the face of 13 years of this? Just accept it? Or find another way? pic.twitter.com/wUqavwQjwC | |
| PT refers to the Workers Party, the center-left party that has ruled the country since 2002. | |
| 6.56pm BST | 6.56pm BST |
| 18:56 | 18:56 |
| The Cato Institute, a libertiarian think tank created by the billionaire Koch brothers, says the impeachment proceedings against Rousseff offer a rare chance for politicians to be held accountable against corruption. | The Cato Institute, a libertiarian think tank created by the billionaire Koch brothers, says the impeachment proceedings against Rousseff offer a rare chance for politicians to be held accountable against corruption. |
| Ian Vasquez, director of the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, said in a statement: | Ian Vasquez, director of the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, said in a statement: |
| Nobody is surprised that corruption exists at high levels in Brazil. The real story in Brazil is that institutional and policy changes in that country over the past several decades have led to a situation in which some of the most powerful member’s of Brazil’s political establishment and business elite are now being legally tried and convicted for wrongdoing. All of Latin America is watching in surprise at, and applauding, this level of accountability that judicial systems in the region rarely attain. The coming impeachment of Rousseff will not solve Brazil’s problems, but the strengthening of the rule of law that it represents puts the country on a stronger path for stability and development. | Nobody is surprised that corruption exists at high levels in Brazil. The real story in Brazil is that institutional and policy changes in that country over the past several decades have led to a situation in which some of the most powerful member’s of Brazil’s political establishment and business elite are now being legally tried and convicted for wrongdoing. All of Latin America is watching in surprise at, and applauding, this level of accountability that judicial systems in the region rarely attain. The coming impeachment of Rousseff will not solve Brazil’s problems, but the strengthening of the rule of law that it represents puts the country on a stronger path for stability and development. |
| 6.21pm BST | 6.21pm BST |
| 18:21 | 18:21 |
| Here’s a rundown of President Temer’s new cabinet. | Here’s a rundown of President Temer’s new cabinet. |
| Brazil's new agriculture minister, Blairo Maggi, is a billionaire soy tycoon. I spoke to him once. From my book: pic.twitter.com/vQtVbHUUh0 | Brazil's new agriculture minister, Blairo Maggi, is a billionaire soy tycoon. I spoke to him once. From my book: pic.twitter.com/vQtVbHUUh0 |
| 5.56pm BST | 5.56pm BST |
| 17:56 | 17:56 |
| During Dilma Rousseff’s last hours in office, supporters of her impeachment trial and pro-Rousseff campaigners gathered outside the Brazilian congress to await the senate vote. Reporter Ana Terra Athayde was there. | During Dilma Rousseff’s last hours in office, supporters of her impeachment trial and pro-Rousseff campaigners gathered outside the Brazilian congress to await the senate vote. Reporter Ana Terra Athayde was there. |
| 5.55pm BST | 5.55pm BST |
| 17:55 | 17:55 |
| Interim president Michael Temer released the names of his cabinet team. | Interim president Michael Temer released the names of his cabinet team. |
| But after the country’s first female president, the new round of ministers is distinctly male. | But after the country’s first female president, the new round of ministers is distinctly male. |
| Michel Temer is Brazil's new President and he's already under fire for all white male Cabinet. pic.twitter.com/qpRZHTSfyz | Michel Temer is Brazil's new President and he's already under fire for all white male Cabinet. pic.twitter.com/qpRZHTSfyz |
| A great Portuguese portmanteau: Michel Temer's all-male cabinet, the misogynistry https://t.co/j8Xf9GipEG | A great Portuguese portmanteau: Michel Temer's all-male cabinet, the misogynistry https://t.co/j8Xf9GipEG |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.22pm BST | at 6.22pm BST |
| 5.40pm BST | 5.40pm BST |
| 17:40 | 17:40 |
| In a just released video, Dilma Rousseff declares there is “no reason” for her to be impeached as, she says, she committed no crime, received no bribes and wasn’t involved in corruption. | In a just released video, Dilma Rousseff declares there is “no reason” for her to be impeached as, she says, she committed no crime, received no bribes and wasn’t involved in corruption. |
| She called the Senate’s vote to begin an impeachment trial of her a “decisive moment for Brazilian democracy and our future as a nation.” | She called the Senate’s vote to begin an impeachment trial of her a “decisive moment for Brazilian democracy and our future as a nation.” |
| “What is at play is the future of the country,” said Rousseff, who said her impeachment was “fraudulent” and a “true blow to democracy.” | “What is at play is the future of the country,” said Rousseff, who said her impeachment was “fraudulent” and a “true blow to democracy.” |
| She notes in the video that 54 million Brazilians voted to elect her president and that those votes should be respected. | She notes in the video that 54 million Brazilians voted to elect her president and that those votes should be respected. |
| Rousseff said her opponents have fought her presidency since the beginning and openly conspired to impeach her, and that their actions resulted in constant political instability that has affected the country’s economy. | Rousseff said her opponents have fought her presidency since the beginning and openly conspired to impeach her, and that their actions resulted in constant political instability that has affected the country’s economy. |
| “My government has been a target of intense and incessant sabotage,” said Rousseff. | “My government has been a target of intense and incessant sabotage,” said Rousseff. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.41pm BST | at 5.41pm BST |
| 4.55pm BST | 4.55pm BST |
| 16:55 | 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. |