Rousseff told senators today that she saw a clear parallel between the time she was infamously put on trial by the Brazilian dictatorship (1964-1985). “I can feel the bitter taste of injustice in my mouth once again,” the suspended president said. Despite that work, it was Michel Temer, Rousseff’s vice-president and the mastermind behind her impeachment trial, who was leading the government during the Olympics. “The scariest threat brought about by this impeachment process … is to roll back by an unbelievable 20 years all expenditures on health, education, sanitation and housing,” she said. Rousseff spoke at the beginning of what was the final scene in an impeachment process that has engulfed Brazil in turmoil for months.

Source: The Bubble August 29, 2016 17:37 UTC