Dilma Rousseff, 36th President of Brazil, has been suspended since 12 May 2016 in the context of an impeachment process that led to former Vice President Michel Temer to assume the presidential powers and duties as Acting President. The new government has already been criticized due to its unrepresentative nature. In fact, all new members making up the new government of one of the most diverse countries in the world the new government are now white wealthy men. The impeachment, defined as coup by some commentators, found its raison d’être on different acts made by Ms. Rousseff, seen as corrupt practices by the proponents of the impeachment. These included tax evasion related to the ‘lava jato operation’, and a political context marked by massive street demonstrations against corruption.
Dilma Rousseff, 36th President of Brazil, has been suspended since 12 May 2016 in the context of an impeachment process that led to former Vice President Michel Temer to assume the presidential powers and duties as Acting President. The new government has already been criticized due to its unrepresentative nature. In fact, all new members making up the new government of one of the most diverse countries in the world the new government are now white wealthy men. The impeachment, defined as coup by some commentators, found its raison d’être on different acts made by Ms. Rousseff, seen as corrupt practices by the proponents of the impeachment. These included tax evasion related to the ‘lava jato operation’, and a political context marked by massive street demonstrations against corruption.