Vanessa: Democracy is being mortally wounded.
Senator Vanessa Grazziotin (PCdoB-AM) stated in an interview that behind the parliamentary coup against President Dilma Rousseff lies a dispute over two distinct political projects to be implemented; "No president who has been democratically elected will be able to promote this reform on our country's agenda. In other words, the objective is to seize power to promote extremely negative reforms for the Brazilian people and for the country, a withdrawal of rights," said the senator, while participating in the Rosas da Democracia program in Manaus (AM).
Red Portal - "What is happening in Brazil is a coup. They are promoting a coup," denounced Senator Vanessa Grazziotin while participating in the "Roses of Democracy" program, live from Manaus-AM, via the group's Facebook page. The senator stated that "democracy is being mortally wounded." For her, the problem is much bigger. It is a dispute between two distinct political projects to be implemented, she emphasized.
According to Vanessa Grazziotin, the opposition, defeated at the polls in recent years, never tolerated the victory of the left; "they tried to remove Lula by force and failed," they took advantage of the global economic crisis that affected all countries, including Brazil, which created a "breeding ground that favored the coup plotters." For Vanessa, the opposition took advantage of the moment of international economic crisis to implement the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff.
The senator also pointed out that recordings from Operation Lava Jato proved that the coup's intent was also to obstruct the Federal Police investigations into acts of corruption at Petrobras.
Vanessa also criticized Michel Temer's interim government. According to her, "no president who has been democratically elected will be able to promote this reform on our country's agenda. In other words, the objective is to seize power to promote extremely negative reforms for the Brazilian people and for the country, a withdrawal of rights."
Impeachment process
The senator also criticized the mainstream media for treating the political moment with a false sense of normalcy and for omitting information about the impeachment trial that is underway in the Senate.
"The process will continue throughout the month of August in the Federal Senate, and our expectation of victory, therefore, of President Dilma's return, is viable. [The chance of victory] is feasible, it exists and it is very high," says Vanessa.
"We are discussing with President Dilma and senators a way to guarantee governability." According to the communist senator, if President Dilma returns to the Presidency, it is necessary to ensure political progress. Vanessa recalled that her party, the PCdoB, supports the proposal of a popular consultation. "So that the people can say whether or not they want to bring forward the elections."
Decision of the Public Prosecutor's Office
When questioned about the Public Prosecutor's Office's decision that President Dilma Rousseff did not commit the "crime of fiscal irresponsibility," the senator responded that it has already been proven that the "fiscal irresponsibility" scheme does not exist. Vanessa replied that "President Dilma is not involved. There is no crime." But the judgment is not legal; the process against President Dilma is eminently political, which is why, unfortunately, Vanessa emphasized, she believes that the Public Prosecutor's Office's decision will not have any influence in the Senate.
Regarding the popular demonstrations against the coup, the senator believes the movement is still far from what it should be. The people are apathetic. We should stop the negative changes that Michel Temer's government is promoting against the people.
Watch the full interview with Senator Vanessa Grazziotin below: