Repudio latinoamericano al golpe de Estado en Brasil
Summary
A statement by Amigos de la Tierra de América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) repudiating the removal of Dilma Rousseff from power in Brazil, characterizing it as a coup d'état orchestrated by the Latin American right to serve corporate interests and dismantle social and environmental policies.
Key insights
- Amigos de la Tierra de América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) characterizes the removal of Dilma Rousseff—who was elected by over 54 million voters—as a coup d'état resulting from fraudulent strategies to destabilize democracy orchestrated by the Latin American right.
- ATALC argues that the installation of Michel Temer's government represents an assault on popular power and national wealth intended to benefit large corporations and corrupt political forces, comparing it to previous experiences in Honduras and Paraguay.
- The document warns that the coup leads to the reversal of social achievements for the disadvantaged and the dismantling of state policies regarding health, education, culture, and environmental protections.
- The statement identifies specific economic and legislative attacks currently underway in Brazil, including budget cuts, privatization of common goods and services, the opening of oil reserves to transnational capital, the annulment of environmental permit systems, and attacks on labor, pension, women's, indigenous, and Afro-descendant rights.
- ATALC views this event as a threat to inclusive articulation and regional integration efforts in Latin America, specifically mentioning UNASUR.
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- APA
- admin (2016). Repudio latinoamericano al golpe de Estado en Brasil. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/repudio-latinoamericano-al-golpe-de-estado-en-brasil/
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- admin. Repudio latinoamericano al golpe de Estado en Brasil. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/es/repudio-latinoamericano-al-golpe-de-estado-en-brasil/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Repudio latinoamericano al golpe de Estado en Brasil |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=13 September 2016 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/repudio-latinoamericano-al-golpe-de-estado-en-brasil/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{admin2016repudio, author = {admin}, title = {{Repudio latinoamericano al golpe de Estado en Brasil}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/repudio-latinoamericano-al-golpe-de-estado-en-brasil/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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