Declaration by the Revolutionary Government
The revolutionary government of the Republic of Cuba has repeatedly condemned the parliamentary/judicial coup d'état in Brazil, disguised as legal, which has been in the making for months. Today saw a fundamental step towards realization of the aims of the coup plotters: a majority of the Brazilian senators have decided to continue the political trial proceedings against Brazil's legitimately-elected president, Dilma Rousseff, and thereby "temporarily" remove her from office for up to 180 days, during which time the senate must determine, by a two-thirds majority of its members, her definitive dismissal.