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Brazilian military generals warn Rousseff in an open manifesto
http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/03/08/inenglish/1331214341_750795.htmlStrains between Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her country's top military brass have intensified in recent days over the publication of a manifesto in which army generals openly criticize her leftist government.
The officials took umbrage over comments made by two of Rousseff's ministers - María do Rosario, who is in charge of human rights, and Eleonora Menicucci, who is head of the Women's Ministry - criticizing the military as they came out in support of revisions to the country's amnesty laws.
In their manifesto, entitled Warning to the nation, let them come because they won't pass through, the army chastised Rousseff for not scolding her ministers. The officers also said that they do not recognize Defense Minister Celso Amorim's jurisdiction over them.
Under pressure from the government, the heads of military clubs were obliged to denounce the statement and were eventually forced to pull it from their websites.
