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Judi Lynn

(160,524 posts) Sun Jul 17, 2016, 10:41 PM Jul 2016

Brazil's Rousseff likens impeachment drive to failed Turkish coup

Brazil's Rousseff likens impeachment drive to failed Turkish coup

Source: Xinhua 2016-07-17 11:42:20

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Saturday said the drive to impeach her was akin to Friday's failed military coup attempt in Turkey.

Both were attacks on democracy, she said.

"The attempted coup in Turkey is cause for concern. An elected government cannot be toppled by violence or legal tricks," Rousseff posted on Facebook.

Brazil's Senate voted to suspend Rousseff on May 12, pending an impeachment trial in August on charges of allegedly manipulating public-sector accounts.

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Brazil's Rousseff likens impeachment drive to failed Turkish coup (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2016 OP

NO, Dilma--the only way it would be the same is if you engineered your own impeachment MADem Jul 2016 #1

Right. Because what happened in Brazil involved F16s bombing parliament Marksman_91 Jul 2016 #2

MADem

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1. NO, Dilma--the only way it would be the same is if you engineered your own impeachment

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Mon Jul 18, 2016, 02:58 AM

Jul 2016

to consolidate power.

Not the same thing at all.

Marksman_91

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2. Right. Because what happened in Brazil involved F16s bombing parliament

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Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:56 AM

Jul 2016

And over hundreds of deaths. Give me a break

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