Declaration of the Revolutionary Government
August 31, 2016
Translated by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Republic of Cuba
Edited by Charles McKelvey
August 31, 2016
Translated by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Republic of Cuba
Edited by Charles McKelvey
The revolutionary government of the Republic of Cuba strongly rejects the parliamentary-judicial coup d’état perpetrated against President Dilma Rousseff.
The removal of the President from office, without presenting any evidence of corruption or crimes of responsibility, involving as well the removal from the government of the Workers’ Party (PT) and other allied political forces of the Left, constitutes an act of disrespect for the sovereign will of the people that elected her.
The governments headed by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff implemented a socio-economic model that made it possible for Brazil to leap forward in such areas as: growth in production with social inclusion; defense of its natural resources; the generation of employment; the combatting of poverty; the eradication of extreme poverty among more than 35 million Brazilians who previously lived in inhumane conditions, and an elevation of the income of another 40 million; and the expansion of opportunities in the areas of education and health for the people, including those sectors that had been marginalized previously.
During this period, Brazil has been an active promoter of Latin American and Caribbean integration. The defeat of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA); the convening of the Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development (CALC), which led to the creation of CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States); and the founding of UNASUR (South American Union of Nations) are transcendental events in the recent history of the region that demonstrate the leading role played by that country.
Similarly, the approach of Brazil toward the nations of the Third World, particularly Africa; its active membership in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa); and its performance in the United Nations, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Trade Organization, among others; constitute recognition of its international leadership.
Equally praiseworthy has been Brazil’s performance under the Workers’ Party governments in crucial themes of the international situation, including the defense of peace, development, the environment and the programs against hunger.
Also well-known are the efforts of Lula and Dilma to reform the political system and the funding of parties and electoral campaigns, as well as their support for open investigations against corruption, with independence from the institutions accused.
The forces that are currently exercising power have announced the privatization of deep water oil reserves and cuts in social programs. Likewise, they are proclaiming a foreign policy that favors relations with the big international centers of power. Many among those who are impeaching the President are currently under investigation for acts of corruption.
What happened in Brazil is another expression of the offensive of imperialism and the oligarchy against the revolutionary and progressive governments of Latin America and the Caribbean. Said offensive threatens the peace and stability of the nations of the region, and it is contrary to the spirit and the letter of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, signed at the Second CELAC Summit in January, 2014, in Havana by the Heads of State and Government of the region.
Cuba reiterates its solidarity with President Dilma and comrade Lula as well as with the Worker’s Party. Cuba expresses its confidence that the Brazilian people will defend the social achievements that have been attained, will resolutely oppose the neoliberal policies that others intend to impose, and will resist with determination the plundering of Brazil’s natural resources.
The removal of the President from office, without presenting any evidence of corruption or crimes of responsibility, involving as well the removal from the government of the Workers’ Party (PT) and other allied political forces of the Left, constitutes an act of disrespect for the sovereign will of the people that elected her.
The governments headed by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff implemented a socio-economic model that made it possible for Brazil to leap forward in such areas as: growth in production with social inclusion; defense of its natural resources; the generation of employment; the combatting of poverty; the eradication of extreme poverty among more than 35 million Brazilians who previously lived in inhumane conditions, and an elevation of the income of another 40 million; and the expansion of opportunities in the areas of education and health for the people, including those sectors that had been marginalized previously.
During this period, Brazil has been an active promoter of Latin American and Caribbean integration. The defeat of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA); the convening of the Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development (CALC), which led to the creation of CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States); and the founding of UNASUR (South American Union of Nations) are transcendental events in the recent history of the region that demonstrate the leading role played by that country.
Similarly, the approach of Brazil toward the nations of the Third World, particularly Africa; its active membership in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa); and its performance in the United Nations, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Trade Organization, among others; constitute recognition of its international leadership.
Equally praiseworthy has been Brazil’s performance under the Workers’ Party governments in crucial themes of the international situation, including the defense of peace, development, the environment and the programs against hunger.
Also well-known are the efforts of Lula and Dilma to reform the political system and the funding of parties and electoral campaigns, as well as their support for open investigations against corruption, with independence from the institutions accused.
The forces that are currently exercising power have announced the privatization of deep water oil reserves and cuts in social programs. Likewise, they are proclaiming a foreign policy that favors relations with the big international centers of power. Many among those who are impeaching the President are currently under investigation for acts of corruption.
What happened in Brazil is another expression of the offensive of imperialism and the oligarchy against the revolutionary and progressive governments of Latin America and the Caribbean. Said offensive threatens the peace and stability of the nations of the region, and it is contrary to the spirit and the letter of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, signed at the Second CELAC Summit in January, 2014, in Havana by the Heads of State and Government of the region.
Cuba reiterates its solidarity with President Dilma and comrade Lula as well as with the Worker’s Party. Cuba expresses its confidence that the Brazilian people will defend the social achievements that have been attained, will resolutely oppose the neoliberal policies that others intend to impose, and will resist with determination the plundering of Brazil’s natural resources.