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Manifesto: In Defense of the Democratic Rule of Law in Brazil

June 28, 2016 • by Miriam M.S. Madureira and Yara Frateschi

Introduction On May 12th 2016, the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who had been elected in 2014 for a mandate of 4 years, was forced by the Senate, as a result of an impeachment process, to stand down as President of the Republic. Although her removal is supposed to be temporary, lasting up to 180 days, ...

Manifesto: In Defense of the Democratic Rule of Law in Brazil

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A Coup in Brazil, Despite Legal Formalities

June 8, 2016 • by Mariana Prandini Assis and Pablo Holmes

The latest political events in Brazil have caused perplexity around the globe. The country once deemed to be not only an emerging global power, but also a positive example of democracy and stability in a region with a long history of political turmoil and authoritarianism, has ...

A Coup in Brazil, Despite Legal Formalities

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An Open Letter to the Ambassador Michael Fitzpatrick, the Interim Permanent Representative to the OAS

May 29, 2016 • by James Green

I was extremely disappointed to read today that you have unequivocally argued that impeachment process currently taking place in Brazil is democratic and legitimate. While acknowledging the dangers of comparing historical events from different time periods, the U.S. government is running the risk of repeating a tragic mistake it make ...

An Open Letter to the Ambassador Michael Fitzpatrick, the Interim Permanent Representative to the OAS

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Betraying the Rule of Law

April 26, 2016 • by Frederico Oliveira

Judging by the hundreds of comments it received from online readers, the article “Brazil: The Great Betrayal,” to be published in this week’s edition of The Economist, has disturbed a particularly important group: English-speaking Brazilian elites (of which I am part). Publicly silent for most of the first decade of ...