Former Brazilian presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and Dilma Rousseff wave to supporters in Monteiro, Paraiba state, Brazil, March 19, 2017. (Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/Instituto Lula)

‘Coup Not Over’: Lula, Rousseff Lead 1000s In Brazil Rally

The former presidents attended the inauguration of a popular water diversion project.

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Brazil’s Manufactured Coup: The ‘Shock Doctrine’ Returns To Latin America

The Global South is growing unintelligible from the European South amid harsh austerity measures and other maneuverings that suit the rich and powerful at the expense of the poor and working class.

Brazil’s Manufactured Coup: The ‘Shock Doctrine’ Returns To Latin America

BRASILIA, Brazil --- Harsh austerity. A 20-year public spending freeze. A non-elected government. A coup backed by the United States and corporate world. This is the new reality that Brazil has faced following the impeachment and ouster of the democratically-elected Dilma Rousseff in August of 2016 on charges of corruption and her replacement

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Michael Nevradakis

Michael Nevradakis

Michael Nevradakis is a Ph D candidate in media studies at the University of Texas at Austin and a US Fulbright Scholar presently based in Athens, Greece. Michael is also an independent journalist and is the host of Dialogos Radio, a weekly radio program featuring interviews and coverage of current events in Greece.

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Brazilian President Michel Temer: Dilma Rousseff Impeached Because She Didn’t Support Neoliberalism

Rousseff rejected a proposal by Temer’s party which included ‘cuts to health and education spending, reduced welfare benefits, a raised retirement age, new private sector partnerships and decreased market regulations,’ according to a journalist at The Intercept Brasil.

Brazilian President Michel Temer: Dilma Rousseff Impeached Because She Didn’t Support Neoliberalism

AUSTIN, Texas --- During a recent appearance at a corporate think tank, Brazilian President Michel Temer admitted that his predecessor, Dilma Rousseff, was impeached because she refused to implement a neoliberal reform plan published by Temer’s party. Rousseff was formally removed

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Kit O'Connell

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A gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas and Staff Writer for MintPress News, Kit O'Connell's writing has also appeared at Truthout, the Texas Observer, and The Establishment.

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Venezuela Breaks Ties With Brazil As Rousseff Impeachment Takes Effect

Nicolas Maduro described Rousseff’s impeachment and removal as a parliamentary coup, stating the withdrawal of its ambassador is definitive.

Venezuela Breaks Ties With Brazil As Rousseff Impeachment Takes Effect

The suspended Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff has been permanently removed from office by the country’s senate in an impeachment vote on Wednesday August 31, 2016. Rousseff was suspended in May 2016, after the senate voted to go ahead with the impeachment

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Heavyweights Of Academia & Activism Condemn Brazil’s Manufactured Coup In Open Letter

“Brazil has only emerged from dictatorship some 30 years ago and these events could set back the country’s progress towards social and economic inclusion by decades”

Heavyweights Of Academia & Activism Condemn Brazil’s Manufactured Coup In Open Letter

Naomi Klein, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Susan Sarandon, Arundhati Roy, and 17 other human rights activists, intellectuals, and public figures on Wednesday sent a letter to the Brazilian government condemning the impeachment of the country's President Dilma Rousseff, and demanding that Brazil's senate "respect the October 2014 electoral process

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Shocking Brazil Leaks Prompt Panic In Fraud-Riddled Coup Govt

Three leaked conversations crashed onto Brazil’s political scene this week, raising concerns more damning evidence behind Rousseff’s ouster is yet to come.

Shocking Brazil Leaks Prompt Panic In Fraud-Riddled Coup Govt

Fear that more damning leaks solidifying claims that the plan to remove suspended President Dilma Rousseff was a coup is settling in around the unelected interim President Michel Temer, prompting

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Leaked Transcripts Detail How Elite Orchestrated Overthrow In Brazil

Revelations detail ‘national pact’ between government, military, and oil executives.

Leaked Transcripts Detail How Elite Orchestrated Overthrow In Brazil

Confirming suspicions that the ouster of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is, in fact, a coup designed to eradicate a wide corruption probe, Brazil's largest newspaper on Monday published damning evidence

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