President DIlma Rousseff set to be ousted today Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Impeachment will not solve the mess in BrazilBrazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff speaks during the final session of debate and voting of her impeachment trial in Brasilia yesterday. But rather than strengthening Brazil’s 31-year-old democracy, the impeachment process may serve only to further alienate voters disillusioned with the political system. That would end 13 years of rule by Rousseff’s leftist Workers’ Party, which has dominated a series of coalition governments. Running Brazil requires deft negotiating and political skills, neither of which are Rousseff’s strong points. “For the next year, we will suffer bitterly the fruits of this coup,” said Viviane Moreira, 31, an engineer who was among the protesters in Rio, referring to Rousseff’s impeachment.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 31, 2016 03:11 UTC