MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

US supports Temer: “there has been a clear and undeniable respect for democratic institutions”

US ambassador Michael Fitzpatrick intervened to reject the claim made by the Bolivian and Venezuelan representatives that the impeachment was a coup.

United States ambassador before the Organization of American States, OAS, dismissed the notion that a coup is underway in Brazil and openly rejected concern voiced by other member states such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua

 This is the first time that US government has openly dismissed that the impeachment process of suspended President Dilma Rousseff was a coup, as she, and her Workers Party, repeatedly have claimed.

US ambassador Michael Fitzpatrick intervened to reject the claim made by the Bolivian and Venezuelan representatives that the impeachment was a coup. However Washington was the only country member to vehemently reject the hypothesis, pointing out that the only place where democracy is at risk is Venezuela.

Last week, the Venezuelan government, currently facing extreme domestic opposition, summoned their ambassador in Brazil back to Venezuela, in a dramatic anti-impeachment gesture.

According to Fitzpatrick, there is no doubt that in Brazil “there is a clear and undeinable respect for democratic institutions and a clear separation of powers. In Brazil it is evident the rule of law prevails, coming up with peaceable solution to disputes. There is nothing comparable between Brazil and Venezuela. It is in the latter where democracy is threatened.”

“We don't believe that this is an example of a 'soft coup' or, for that matter, a coup of any sort. What happened in Brazil complied entirely with legal constitutional procedure and totally respected democratic norms,” he stated.

Brazil's ambassador before OAS, José Luiz Machado e Costa, also voiced his opinion, emphasizing the “vitality of the democratic system” . He said that in Brazil “social rights and the interests of Brazilian society were clearly a priority”.

He also questioned the involvement of other countries in Brazil's domestic issues, since many of these countries seemed reluctant themselves to accept external opinions regarding their state matters.

Argentina also spoke out in support of Brazil, stating its faith in the country's institutions.

OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro, revealed his public support for Rousseff and has questioned several times the legal and legitimate basis of the impeachment process against Brazil's first woman president.