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Rousseff: ’This story does not end here … we will return’
Dilma Rousseff entrenched herself as soon as she received confirmation that she had been dismissed from the presidency of Brazil on Wednesday. With a 61 to 20 vote count against her,…
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Cuba issues statement on Dilma Rousseff’s ouster
A "soft coup," as radical changes to the right are called nowadays, has just been staged in Brazil with the ouster of elected President Dilma Rousseff. What has just happened is…
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Brazil’s political and economic crisis threatens its democracy
Many Brazilians consider the whole process involving the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff a coup d'état — and not just against a president, but against democracy itself.
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Kerry’s meeting with Brazilian official shows support for illegitimate government
By meeting with Brazil's interim foreign minister, and issuing joint statements on a range of issues together after the meeting, Kerry is once again showing support for a government of…
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Brazilian prosecutor finds no crime committed by Dilma: Will the law count for anything in Brazil?
The current attempt to remove President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil bears many resemblances to the Clinton impeachment episode. It is led by a group of politicians who seek to overturn the…
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Puerto Rico: The hour of truth
Having acknowledged that it deceived the world and that Puerto Rico remains the world's main colony, the United States has an inescapable obligation to put an end to a situation that…
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OAS needs new leadership
Luis Almagro, the current Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) has abused his position and authority more flagrantly and outrageously than any predecessor in…
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A policy of non-intervention in Venezuela would be a welcome change
Washington has caused enormous damage to Venezuela in its relentless pursuit of “regime change” for the last 15 years. The best thing that they could do there, regardless of political…
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Peace is in sight in Colombia
A negotiation that lasted almost 6 years came to its most important moment this week. The accord between the government of Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of…
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It’s time to call what happened in Brazil a coup; and there are transcripts that prove it
Brazil's largest newspaper, Folha de São Paulo, has published transcripts of a conversation that shines a light on the fact that what is being avoided and smashed in Brazil is…
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