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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) | |
| 8.59pm BST | |
| 20:59 | |
| Hopefully Temer’s first presidential press conference goes better than a radio interview he did today, where he mistook an Argentinian radio presenter for the country’s president, Mauricio Macri. | |
| “How are you President? ... I want to visit you soon,” Temer told a reporter from the El Mundo radio station, according to a Reuters report. | |
| Temer was not informed of his confusion during the interview. | |
| When questioned about how the impeachment proceedings and drama was unfolding, Temer said he felt “very calm ... concerned about the situation, but we’re going to face it with a lot of enthusiasm.” | |
| 8.48pm BST | |
| 20:48 | |
| A small crowd of protesters have gathered outside the building in Brasilia where Michel Temer will soon host his first press conference as interim president. | |
| Size of anti-Temer demo outside Gov building before his first press conference: very small. pic.twitter.com/5gpOevkzUN | |
| Inside, journalists are filling up the room in anticipation of his first speech. | |
| Lots of ppl @ #Temer's first appearance as sitting #Brazil president pic.twitter.com/8ku4DeSlL0 | |
| 8.35pm BST | 8.35pm BST |
| 20:35 | 20:35 |
| Intimate photographs stolen from president Temer's wife | Intimate photographs stolen from president Temer's wife |
| Barely one day as president, and already interim president Michel Temer is hit with a scandal. It seems someone hacked the phone and internet accounts of Marcela Temer, the new first lady of Brazil, stole intimate photographs (it’s unknown exactly what the pictures show), and then attempted to extort the Temers. | Barely one day as president, and already interim president Michel Temer is hit with a scandal. It seems someone hacked the phone and internet accounts of Marcela Temer, the new first lady of Brazil, stole intimate photographs (it’s unknown exactly what the pictures show), and then attempted to extort the Temers. |
| As Reuters reports: | As Reuters reports: |
| Brazilian police have arrested three people on charges of hacking the internet account of the wife of Brazil’s interim president and attempting to extort money after stealing intimate photographs, the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper said on Thursday. | Brazilian police have arrested three people on charges of hacking the internet account of the wife of Brazil’s interim president and attempting to extort money after stealing intimate photographs, the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper said on Thursday. |
| The newspaper said that police had arrested the hacker, his wife and his sister-in-law on Wednesday. A police spokesman declined to comment, saying that the case was ongoing. | The newspaper said that police had arrested the hacker, his wife and his sister-in-law on Wednesday. A police spokesman declined to comment, saying that the case was ongoing. |
| ...The alleged hacker, who worked as a roofer, gained access to Marcela’s cell phone and internet accounts 30 days ago, the newspaper said. He, his wife and sister-in-law had attempted to extort money from the Temers, Folha reported. It did not name them. | ...The alleged hacker, who worked as a roofer, gained access to Marcela’s cell phone and internet accounts 30 days ago, the newspaper said. He, his wife and sister-in-law had attempted to extort money from the Temers, Folha reported. It did not name them. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.41pm BST | at 8.41pm BST |
| 8.26pm BST | 8.26pm BST |
| 20:26 | 20:26 |
| Brazil’s interim president Michel Temer, who was vice-president under Dilma Rousseff, will soon address the public. While we wait for that, let’s have a little look at some juicy tidbits on the new president. | Brazil’s interim president Michel Temer, who was vice-president under Dilma Rousseff, will soon address the public. While we wait for that, let’s have a little look at some juicy tidbits on the new president. |
| From a Guardian profile published last month: | From a Guardian profile published last month: |
| Compared with the colorful firebrands that make the most noise in the Brazilian political world, the 75-year-old constitutional lawyer cuts a quiet and somewhat gothic figure with grey, slicked-back hair, a stately bearing and a young beauty queen of a wife who has her husband’s name tattooed on her neck. | Compared with the colorful firebrands that make the most noise in the Brazilian political world, the 75-year-old constitutional lawyer cuts a quiet and somewhat gothic figure with grey, slicked-back hair, a stately bearing and a young beauty queen of a wife who has her husband’s name tattooed on her neck. |
| ...The youngest of eight children in a family of Lebanese Christians who migrated to São Paulo in the 1920s, Temer studied law and entered congress in 1987. A calm and methodical organiser and moderator, he quickly rose to a senior position in a party known for dealmaking rather than ideology. | ...The youngest of eight children in a family of Lebanese Christians who migrated to São Paulo in the 1920s, Temer studied law and entered congress in 1987. A calm and methodical organiser and moderator, he quickly rose to a senior position in a party known for dealmaking rather than ideology. |
| For reasons unknown, the internet does not have a clear photo of the Temer tattoo. | For reasons unknown, the internet does not have a clear photo of the Temer tattoo. |
| From a Washington Post profile published earlier today: | From a Washington Post profile published earlier today: |
| He is the author of Anonymous Intimacy, a book of sensual verses inspired by his wife, Marcela, who was a 20 year-old aspiring beauty queen when she became Temer’s third wife in 2003. | He is the author of Anonymous Intimacy, a book of sensual verses inspired by his wife, Marcela, who was a 20 year-old aspiring beauty queen when she became Temer’s third wife in 2003. |
| ...He is sometimes mocked as “The Butler” because he is said to resemble a character in a campy horror movie, and is the kind of restrained figure who seems to knows much but say little in public. | ...He is sometimes mocked as “The Butler” because he is said to resemble a character in a campy horror movie, and is the kind of restrained figure who seems to knows much but say little in public. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.41pm BST | at 8.41pm BST |
| 7.58pm BST | 7.58pm BST |
| 19:58 | 19:58 |
| A report says Globo, a major TV network in Brazil, has asked its stars to “go lightly” in public on social media about the Senate’s vote on impeachment proceedings. | A report says Globo, a major TV network in Brazil, has asked its stars to “go lightly” in public on social media about the Senate’s vote on impeachment proceedings. |
| But Globo presenter and actress Monica Iozzi is tweeting and posting about the impeachment, including this retweet of a message written by actress (formerly in Globo telenovelas) Patricia Pillar. | But Globo presenter and actress Monica Iozzi is tweeting and posting about the impeachment, including this retweet of a message written by actress (formerly in Globo telenovelas) Patricia Pillar. |
| Usurpador da República pic.twitter.com/QNECLzcjmP | Usurpador da República pic.twitter.com/QNECLzcjmP |
| 7.11pm BST | 7.11pm BST |
| 19:11 | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 Michel Temer released the names of his cabinet team. | Interim president Michel 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 8.42pm BST | at 8.42pm 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 |