Brazil “Coup” Protested

TND Editor’s Note:  The rise of an organic libertarian movement in Brazil and other Latin American countries is a productive and important development.  Libertarians need to remember that even though Brazil’s libertarian movement is real, there are forces that seek to steer the movement in support of Western interests and what was once called the “Washington Consensus” – not free markets, associations, etc., but a means of establishing a comprador elite that plays by the rules of the Western world order.

Corruption and scandals in Brazil are real.  But so is the use of those scandals and corruption to set in motion the ultimate impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, and what’s happening in Brazil isn’t the exclusive product of Brazilian forces, but rather, their interaction with a global system.

As the events begin to play out, awareness of the complexities of this situation are slowly becoming known.  Here’s are some interesting anecdotes and developments:

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An impeachment coup may call for a boycott of the Rio Olympics. Why the rest of the world should join in: https://t.co/xoo2vHDEpG OPINION

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) May 17, 2016

‘ We will resist’
Protest at #Cannes against coup in #Brazilhttps://t.co/ckqHdltbUZ pic.twitter.com/GbRC0r8c73

— rui borges (@homo_viator) May 17, 2016

Pro-democracy/anti-Temer protesters in Brazil force expulsion of Globo reporter, calling him a coup agent https://t.co/r0Jwrc4mGa — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 15, 2016

Globo behind coup? Brazil president’s supporters blame impeachment on mediahttps://t.co/BNmlEzoYGb pic.twitter.com/mjhbijUP0U

— RT (@RT_com) May 17, 2016

Attempts to oust President Dilma Rousseff are undemocratic | Letters https://t.co/CYzlyaPAK4

— No coup in Brazil (@nocoupinBrazil) April 19, 2016

Acting Brazilian President providing information to US government until as late as 2006.https://t.co/1zI46E9k6J pic.twitter.com/AEFhezrPt9

— No coup in Brazil (@nocoupinBrazil) May 17, 2016