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Brazil, Uncategorized

STATEMENT OF THE SOCIAL AND MASS ORGANIZATIONS OF CUBA IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF AND AGAINST THE COUP D’ÉTAT IN BRAZIL

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STATEMENT OF THE SOCIAL AND MASS ORGANIZATIONS OF CUBA IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF AND AGAINST THE COUP D’ÉTAT IN BRAZIL
The undersigned, social and mass organizations of the Cuban Revolution that support the efforts to join together the struggles for social justice and unity in the continent, express our anger and condemn the parliamentary coup d’état that took place yesterday as an alarming step in the purpose of removing President Dilma Rouseff from her post.

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The staging of this new attempted coup against the state of law and democracy in Brazil, ignoring the popular vote of more than 54 million Brazilians, has not presented evidence of crimes of responsibility to justify a political trial against President Dilma, who has been forced to abandon her post as of this date for a six-month period until a final voting will decide whether or not there is impeachment. However, the constitutional norm forbids the enforcement of a political trial without the existence of a crime to justify such extreme measure. Not even her worst enemies have been able to accuse her of any act of corruption or in her personal benefit.

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Latin America, Uncategorized

Senate votes to initiate impeachment of Dilma Rousseff Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been obliged to leave office for at least 180 days

BRAZIL

Senate votes to initiate impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been obliged to leave office for at least 180 days as a result of a 55-22 Senate vote to begin the process of impeaching her

Author: TELESUR | internet@granma.cu
Author: internet@granma.cu | internet@granma.cu
may 12, 2016 17:05:40

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff commented on her Facebook page, “It’s a coup,” after the Senate decision made this afternoon, May 12, to initiate the process of impeaching her.

Rousseff is now obliged to leave office for at least 180 days, as a result of the Senate vote. Of the body’s 81 members, 78 voted: 55 in favor, 22 against, with one abstention.

The President posted videos of her defense attorney, José Eduardo Cardozo, who insisted during the proceedings that judicial pretexts were being used to remove a legitimately elected President, resulting in “a historic injustice.” The nation’s Attorney General has previously said that minimum legal requirements for impeachment, such as proof of a “crime of responsibility” have not been met.

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Latin America

Declaration from Cuba’s Revolutionary Government What has occurred in Brazil is part of the reactionary counter-offensive mounted by imperialism

BRAZIL

Declaration from Cuba’s Revolutionary Government
What has occurred in Brazil is part of the reactionary counter-offensive mounted by imperialism and the oligarchy against revolutionary and progressive governments in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author: MINREX | internet@granma.cu
Author: internet@granma.cu | internet@granma.cu
may 12, 2016 20:05:58

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The revolutionary government of the Republic of Cuba has repeatedly denounced the parliamentary-judicial coup d’etat, disguised with legality, which has been developing in Brazil for months. A majority of Brazilian Senators to continue the process of impeachment of the legitimately elected President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, and with this “provisionally” remove her from office for a period of 180 days, during which the Senate must decide, via a two thirds majority vote of its members, to definitively dismiss her.

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Cuban Economy

Blockade must end if Cuba-U.S. relations are to advance Ministry of Foreign Relations announces

Blockade must end if Cuba-U.S. relations are to advance
Ministry of Foreign Relations announces Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Commission to meet in Havana May 16

Author: Sergio Alejandro Gómez | internet@granma.cu
may 13, 2016 09:05:18

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While Cuba and the United States have made important progress over the last 17 months, economic and commercial relations continue to be hampered by the blockade which remains in full force despite modifications, the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Minrex) reported yesterday, May 12, in a press conference.

Gustavo Machín – the Ministry’s deputy director for the U.S. – announced that set to take place in Havana, this coming May 16, is the third meeting of the Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Commission, created in August of 2015 to organize the development of ties following the reestablishment of diplomatic relations.

During this meeting, agreements reached at the last gathering, held in Washington in November, will be reviewed, as well as progress made since the Commission’s first meeting, September 11, 2015, Machín reported.

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