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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Thu May 19, 2016, 05:24 PM May 2016

Brazil's Coup Government Is at War with Marginalized Groups

Brazil's Coup Government Is at War with Marginalized Groups


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Demonstrators burn a poster with the images of President of the Brazilian Senate Renan Calheiros (L) and Brazil's
interim President Michel Temer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 12, 2016. | Photo: Reuters

Published 19 May 2016 (3 hours 54 minutes ago)
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The coup government does not seem to be concerned with the millions of Black, low-income, mestizo, Indigenous or LGBT people in the country.


In a recent interview with The Intercept, ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that the coup government of Michel Temer showed disregard for the country when he formed a cabinet entirely devoid of women or Black people.

“I think not having any woman or black people in the government shows a certain lack of care for the country you are governing," said Rousseff.

The Temer government, installed into power after the Congress voted to proceed with an impeachment trial, has been pegged as illegitimate by the supporters of the democratically elected president.

It appears that because the coup government does not seek to obtain legitimacy from the populace, it is seemingly unconcerned with the millions of Black, low-income, mestizo, Indigenous or LGBT people in the country.

More:
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Brazils-Coup-Government-Is-at-War-with-Marginalized-Groups-20160519-0024.html

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