Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment In Brazil

Professor Henry Louis Gates’ “Brazil: A Racial Paradise”, a documentary that focuses on the Afro-Brazilian population of Brazil, explored and exposed the concept of Racial Democracy; touted by the Brazilian government, it’s influence is largely overrated. (“Brazil: A Racial Paradise”, Black In Latin America, 2011, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service, Web) While the institution of Racial Democracy has brought upon a certain amount of integration between Brazil and its 75 million Afro-Brazilians, the not so distant past-coupled with the realities of modern day racism-has left Afro-Brazilians alienated and discriminated against by mainstream society. However, since the abolition of slavery in 1888, coupled with the declaration of a Racial Democracy in the 1930’s and the leadership of influential Afro-Brazilians, Brazil has been quietly successful, albeit

In conclusion, reading about Carolina’s life has had a huge impact on my learnings of Brazil. While reading this book, I was able to reflect on what we learned and discussed about life in the favelas in class. When I hear of Brazil, I always hear of the wealthy places, pretty women and beautiful sites to visit. However, the favelas and life of the poor people living in Brazil is rarely mentioned and talked about. Reading Carolina’s diary gave me a different image of the country and showed Brazil in another light. Carolina’s diary gave me more insight on what the daily life of a favelado is like and what people who live in the favelas experience on a daily

Brazil is one of the most visited place in the world and also one of the most diverse countries in the world. More than 75millon people of African decent live in Brazil, this makes it the second largest black population in the world. Its attracts a large number of people because of it architecture, slums and rainforest. Brazil is contradictory because its was the last country to abolish slavery but also the first to claim that it was a racial democracy. Most people might not know that Brazil has its racial problems and that it has been going on for a long time. Brazilian race relations and conceptions of race are somewhat different from the United States. In Brazil most African descendents are people live in

Directions: Find 3 news “events” or “situations,” each from a different region of the world (see map). Use the internet, newspapers, magazines, television, or other media sources to learn about the event or situation. You need to use at least 2 sources. Create an original headline about your topic. Record the following information for each event or situation you researched in the space below. This can be handwritten or typed, but must be printed out and turn in. Notice that #7 asks to connect the information to units/chapters we have covered. Event or Situation A must be from our current unit/chapter. Label the locations (A, B,

Consequently, the level of racism in Brazil, has allowed no opportunity for Afro-Brazilians to compete in a political election fairly. This has led to under representation for millions of Afro-Brazilians who are dying due to the lack of empathy provided by those who have the political power to make noteworthy changes. The reason why many Afro-Brazilian did not have representation in government is due to the fact they were not given opportunities to deal with public policies like other career politicians. Ordinary workers, men, and women were not allowed to be candidates for elections. Furthermore, social movements involving the poor from the impoverished communities only seemed to be successful at the grass roots level, but does not seem to receive any empathy from the government (De Silva, 180). Consequently, even if Afro-Brazilians hold high authoritative positions within the government often become excluded from the black community due to their authoritative position, and can feel

Former slaves discovered a deep feeling of insecurity after the downfall of the monarchy. Since Brazil had always been a paternalistic culture (an Emperor and an autocrat of a patriarchal house to protect them), it even led to some men and women becoming nostalgic of their former ‘big houses’, as they were known, and were desperate for the patriarchal assistance they once had in abundance. Yet, the popular president Getulio Vargas finally understood the sociological and psychological situation of the former slaves and gave a large part of the Brazilian labour population protection against exploitation from commercial

No, the president cannot disregard the constitution as the role of the president is described as someone who must uphold the constitution as a supreme law. Every decision that is made by the president is done with consideration to the constitution. The president falls within the executive branch, which enforces polices approved by the legislative authority, referring to the separation of powers. If the president were to disregard the constitution in any way, the national assembly should have at least a two-thirds majority vote in order to impeach the president. The impeachment of the president may only be done if there is a serious violation towards the constitution, if there was misconduct, inability to perform duties. If the president is

Hillary Clinton her self, claimed that President Trump committed crimes of treason by colluding with

This stems from the fact that many Brazilians are fed-up with politics in the country. President Dilma Rousseff’s recent impeachment and the criminal charges many

The historical event that I selected is Christopher Columbus’ voyages to America because they acted as an inspiration to explorers, which shaped the future for the population of the New World. The controversy associated with Columbus is intriguing because he can be viewed as both a hero and a villain when considering the outcomes that resulted from his excursions. He uncovered the route to the Americas that would be used by explorers, merchants, and conquistadores even after his death, which allowed him to be credited for the discovery of the New World. However, his travels also link him with the violent conquests of the Americas by the Spanish. His voyages and his discoveries inspired explorers and made them hungry for the success that Columbus

The Senate has the sole power to try all impeachments. Impeachment is when one who holds office in the United States is questioned as to whether they are still able to carry out their duties and still should hold their office position. Those who hold office in the United States may be impeached by committing, but not limited to, treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The process of impeachment begins with, for example, the President being tried. The Chief of Justice will then preside. There must be a two-thirds concurrence of the current members of the Senate for a conviction. If convicted the President will be removed from office and be unapproved for any office of honor, trust, or profit in the United States as stated

1 a) Powers of the Legislative branch include the power to tax, borrow money, to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states, to establish rules for the naturalization of foreigners seeking citizenship, to establish a post office, to raise and maintain an army and navy, and to declare war. In the case of impeachment of federal officials, the House has the sole right to bring charges of misconduct that can lead to an impeachment trial. The Senate has the sole power to try impeachment cases and to find officials guilty or not guilty. A finding of guilt results in the removal of the federal official from public office. The Constitution also grants the legislative branch the power to create an annual budget for the federal

When a new president is elected, they must take an oath that contains many large responsibilities. If the president fails to maintain these responsibilities or abuses his powers, the constitution provides the House of Representatives with the right to impeach the president. Article one of the United States Constitution gives them this power. This also gives the Senate the power to try impeachments. State constitutions contain similar things that allow the state legislature to impeach state officials who are not doing a good job. The process of impeachment is long and hard, for a president to be impeached, they have to violate certain things, and there have only been two U.S. presidents impeached.

Child of the Dark: Experimenting with Democracy Citlalli Guillen Gaeta History 162A: Modern Brazil June 1, 2018 “The cost of living makes the worker lose his sympathy for democracy.” Child of the Dark by Carolina Maria de Jesus focuses on the living conditions of a poor Afro-Brazilian mother who lives in the Canindé favela during the late 1950s. Although this diary intended to record the lifestyle of the Favela, De Jesus captures the faults and inequalities of the entire Brazilian society. The diary explores a range of political and economic challenges that the Favelados must face during 1955-1960, in efforts to insinuate that the political economy of Brazil created a vicious cycle of poverty. De Jesus captivates the harmful effects of a weak

“Those selfish, elitists in Brazil cannot see the poor people in Brazil prosper and have access to the little things that the middle class in Brazil has always taken for granted,” Rousseff said.