Brazilian democracy under attack

16-07-2016 by André T. C. Dias, Clarice Chacon, Luciana O. Araripe

This text explores the current political instability in Brazil. Focusing on the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff (examined and judged by the same Senate that voted her out), the authors analyze recently published facts of Brazilian politics and describe the debate about the legitimacy of the accusations and the legality of the process.  Brazil is facing a moment of severe political instability. President Dilma Rousseff was put away by the vote of the majority of the Senate. While an impeachment trial against her gets examined and judged, by the same Senate, a... » meer lezen