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      Brazilian ambassador rebuts NYT on corruption, but defends Temer.

      In response to a June 6 editorial in which The New York Times said that Brazil is a "gold medalist" among countries that allow corruption in politics, the Brazilian ambassador to the US, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, published a text this Thursday stating that Brazilian institutions have broad support "from a society that tolerates neither corruption nor complacency in the face of it" and that "there is no longer room in Brazil for those who are friends of the powerful. The law is for everyone – including presidents and former presidents"; he also praises interim president Michel Temer, accused of corruption by whistleblower Sérgio Machado.

      In response to a June 6 editorial in which The New York Times said that Brazil is a "gold medalist" among countries that allow corruption in politics, the Brazilian ambassador to the US, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, published a text this Thursday stating that Brazilian institutions have broad support "from a society that tolerates neither corruption nor complacency in the face of it" and that "there is no longer room in Brazil for those who are friends of the powerful. The law is for everyone – including presidents and former presidents"; he also praises interim president Michel Temer, accused of corruption by whistleblower Sérgio Machado (Photo: Gisele Federicce).

      Newspapers in Brazil - On June 6th, the American newspaper The New York Times published an editorial saying that Brazil is a "gold medalist" among countries that allow corruption in politics.

      On Thursday (16), in response to the text, the Brazilian ambassador to the US, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, published a text in the newspaper refuting facts previously presented there.

      According to Machado, Brazilian democracy has solidified over the last three decades. "Proof of this is that we are now in the midst of the second presidential impeachment process in less than 25 years."

      There is no longer room in Brazil for those who are friends with the powerful, says the ambassador's letter. 

      There is no longer room in Brazil for those who are friends with the powerful, says the ambassador's letter. 

      The ambassador also says in his article in NYT The Attorney General's Office, the Federal Police, government agencies, and the judicial system have broad support "from a society that tolerates neither corruption nor complacency in the face of it. There is no longer room in Brazil for those who are friends with the powerful. The law applies to everyone – including presidents and former presidents."

      Machado also praised interim president Michel Temer, stating that he has publicly and repeatedly said that he remains committed to keeping the ongoing investigations free from any political or partisan discrimination.

      Therefore, concludes the ambassador's letter published in The New York Times"Brazil should win a gold medal not for corruption, but for the opposite: for the courage to fight corruption."