Brazil: In an 18 April press briefing US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby said that the US government is “following the political situation in Brazil closely, including the [federal] lower house’s April 17 vote to impeach President [Dilma] Rousseff. Certainly, this is a challenging political moment for Brazil; but as we’ve said all along, we believe Brazil’s institutions are sufficiently mature to address the country’s challenges. We are confident that Brazilians will work through these difficult political questions democratically and in accordance with Brazil’s constitution principles. And that’s our statement”.
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