Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff talked with RT Spanish in her first exclusive interview since being suspended due to impeachment, which she calls a coup. Rousseff shared her surprise at the media bias in favor of those trying to remove her, who include her former political allies.
"The media here in Brazil have been highly critical when it comes to me, my government and our allies... But they suddenly tend to favor the interim government, and avoid criticizing it - despite the peculiar situation that has arisen," Rousseff told RT.
The liberalization of the media has been a hot topic of debate in Brazil, Rousseff said.
"We don't want to control anyone or influence anyone's position. We are against media oligopoly, which would keep all the power in the hands of the few families."
This kind of media rule would destabilize Brazil's democracy and "we are actually seeing that happen now," she said.
Rousseff compared the proceedings against her and her government to "blackmail," saying that the acting government is dominated by neoliberal policies and has ties with Brazilian oligarchs.
She also vowed to fight impeachment by all means available.
When she says she believes there is no external influence in the coup, that it is a purely Brazilian process, I am 100% sure she does not believe that. She is saying that for strategic reasons. She cannot prove any US involvement and if she even insinuates anything in that direction, the media and the right-wing will immediately imply that she is delusional, lunatic, a derranged woman, that she has Alzheimers, that she is paranoid and believes she is still living in the Cold War era. Many are already insinuating this and she is smart enough not to fall into that trap.
She is, of course, not dumb enough to believe that this is solel a Brazilian process with no foreign influence. Remember this is a woman who was tortured by a US backed military dictatorship. She knows damn well the weight of foreign power's heavy hands.
I was thinking the same thing, Eduardo. Maybe she has also talked to president Putin and his team (being a BRICS member) who undoubtedly will have given her a few pointers and some sound advice.
My two cents.
For the past 60+ years the good ole USA has been so worried about socialism-communism in the western hemisphere, they will go to any lengths to stop it. Any lengths! South America has typically been a cash cow for the west starting with the crazy Spanish. The US has never cared about democratically elected officials, not in its own country and definitely not in any other.
the best way to fiend off an adversary carrying evil elements while pretending to hold the light......is to talk. they hate it when you start publicly naming names and deeds.
Same as always... divide and conquer utilizing the local oligarchs.... this is standard empire building.