In 2014, Dilma Rousseff and Michel Temer were elected together, respectively, as president and vice-president of Brazil. As a result of the constitutional process that led to the impeachment of Rousseff, approved by the national congress with the scrutiny of the federal supreme court, Temer took over as president. To say, therefore, that his government is illegitimate (Letters, 31 August) is not only untrue, but also reveals a misjudgment of the Brazilian political system. Under the rule of law, our democratic and republican institutions have proved once again their resilience in the face of a very serious crisis.
It is also incorrect to argue that Temer is reversing social programmes. On the contrary, his government is putting the country back on track after the tremendous fiscal, economic and social crises created in the previous years, which led to the worst recession and unemployment rate the country has ever endured. Now economic growth is back on the rise, jobs are being recovered and new opportunities for trade and investment are being generated.
Eduardo dos Santos
Brazilian ambassador to the UK
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