To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
President Obama, Denounce The Coup In Brazil!
A corrupt right wing corporate takeover and pushback against the very real social, political and economic progress of the last decade is happening right now in Brazil. Leaders of this masked coup d'etat have openly praised and called for a return of the violent military dictatorship that ruled Brazil in the 1960s and 70s. In mere days, they have already eliminated the Ministry of Culture and programs aimed at empowering Afro-Brazilians and women and targeted more Indigenous land for business profit .
For more info: https://theintercept.com/2016/05/11/brazils-democracy-to-suffer-grievous-blow-today-as-unelectable-corrupt-neoliberal-is-installed/
For more info: https://theintercept.com/2016/05/11/brazils-democracy-to-suffer-grievous-blow-today-as-unelectable-corrupt-neoliberal-is-installed/
Why is this important?
I have spent several years in Brazil and have seen the slow yet positive changes that were occurring. I have seen the slow yet real recognition and empowerment of poor, Black and Indigenous communities, and women of all classes. I have seen and lived the beauty of the popular culture of Brazil. I have a Master's Degree in Latin American history.
Democracy cannot be destroyed, yet again, in Latin America. When you study Latin American history, you understand that mass violence always follows in these anti-Democratic backlashes. Far too often, the USA has been complicit in this cycle. We must apply international pressure now. This new "government" of Brazil cannot be recognized or accepted by nations around the globe.
Democracy cannot be destroyed, yet again, in Latin America. When you study Latin American history, you understand that mass violence always follows in these anti-Democratic backlashes. Far too often, the USA has been complicit in this cycle. We must apply international pressure now. This new "government" of Brazil cannot be recognized or accepted by nations around the globe.