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Bolivia to recall ambassador to Brazil in protest if Rousseff is impeached

Xinhua, August 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

Bolivian President Evo Morales said Tuesday that he would recall his ambassador to Brazil if suspended president Dilma Rousseff is impeached.

Morales called the impeachment trial a "legislative coup" that, if successful, would merit a diplomatic protest.

"If the legislative coup against the democratic government of Dilma succeeds, Bolivia will recall its ambassador," Morales posted via Twitter.

The measure would serve to "defend democracy and peace," he added.

Brazil's Senate is set to vote on whether or not to impeach Rousseff on Wednesday, and it is likely the pro-impeachment camp has the two-thirds majority needed.

Rousseff, a former leftist guerrilla who came to power as the candidate of a left-leaning coalition led by the Workers' Party (PT), is charged with "criminal responsibility" in mishandling public finances, specifically inflating fiscal accounts in the lead up to her reelection to a second term.

The charge is an excuse to oust the left and impose a more conservative business-friendly government, Brazil's first woman president and her supporters say.

"Through this unjust process, they aim to ... expel the poor, blacks and women from power," said Morales, adding "right-wing ex-presidents are protected by a cloak of impunity (while) leftist presidents (become victims of) judicial persecution, punishment." Enditem