The U.S.’s shameful silence on Brazil: The insane hypocrisy of the right-wing coup can’t be

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12. No. They took her out because she wouldn't play Wall Street's game

Wall Street Behind Brazil Coup d’ Etat

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Henrique de Campos Meirelles, a former President of FleetBoston Financial’s Global Banking (1999-2002) and former head of the Central Bank under Lula’s presidency was appointed minister of finance on May 12.

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The US does not want to deal or negotiate with a sovereign reformist nationalist government. What it wants is a compliant US proxy state.

Lula was “acceptable” because he followed the instructions of Wall Street and the IMF.

While the neoliberal policy agenda prevailed under Rousseff, a reformist-populist agenda was also implemented which departed from the Wall Street sponsored macroeconomic mainstay during the Lula presidency. According to IMF’s Managing Director Heinrich Koeller Lula was “Our best president”. “I am enthusiastic [with Lula's administration]; but it is better to say I am deeply impressed by President Lula” (IMF Press Conference, 2003).

Under Lula, there was not need for “regime change”.

The temporary demise of Henrique de Campos Meireilles following the election of Dilma Rousseff was crucial. Wall Street had not approved Dilma’s appointments to the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance.

If Dilma had chosen to retain Henrique de Campos Meirelles, the Coup d’Etat would most probably not have taken place.

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http://www.globalresearch.ca/wall-street-behind-brazil-coup-d-etat/5526715