Groups That United to Oust Rousseff Separate in the Case of President Temer

08/14/2017 - 10h15

Sunday, March 13, 2016. Paulista Avenue. Some 500,000 protestors demand the ousting of then-president Dilma Rousseff (PT) in the biggest political act ever registered in the city of São Paulo. Three social movements fuel the demonstrations in the streets: the MBL (Movimento Brasil Livre), the Vem pra Rua and Nas Ruas.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Brasília. Brazil's Lower House bars the accusation of corruption made by the Prosecutor General's Office against President Michel Temer (PMDB). On Paulista avenue, only a small group of leftist demonstrators gathers to protest against Temer's continuation in the government.

The union of movements that led the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff has broken. Of the three movements, only Vem pra Rua says it is in favor of ousting Temer as well.

Rogério Chequer, the leader of the group, says that "the only possible position that a movement that defended Rousseff's removal from office can have is to demand the investigation of President Temer."

The MBL has focused more on other themes, such as the accusations against former president Lula.

The leader of the MBL, Kim Kataguiri, says that the movement has taken a position against the beginning of investigations because the ousting of Temer "would not change anything."

The Nas Ruas movement also says it is against Temer's removal from office.

Its leader, Carla Zambelli, says the movement is prioritizing other points, such as demanding the end of electronic ballot boxes and the beginning of proceedings "at a standstill for more than two years" in the country's Supreme Court.

Translated by THOMAS MUELLO

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	Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment, in Brasilia, March 13, 2016