Last week, the federal government institutionalized the classification of the impeachment of former President Dilma Rousseff (PT) as a “coup”.| Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/Public Photos

President Lula (PT) said on Monday (23), during his trip to Argentina, that the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff (PT) in 2016 was a coup d’état in Brazil and that, after his departure, the country went into reverse.

“You know that after an auspicious moment in Brazil, when we governed from 2003 to 2016, there was a coup d’état. Dilma Rousseff was overthrown with an impeachment, the first woman elected president of the Republic of Brazil”, said Lula, alongside Argentine president Alberto Fernández.

According to Lula, after the departure of Dilma, “Brazil entered a setback that I never imagined Brazil could enter. For four years we had a president who took the initiative to isolate himself from the world,” added Lula.

Last week, the federal government institutionalized the classification of the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff (PT) as a “coup” in a presentation text by the new president of Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), published on the communication agency’s website. government official.

The case led to a complaint by the Lula government at the Federal Public Ministry (MPF). Dilma, who had her second term ended on August 31, 2016, should be nominated by the Brazilian president to occupy some position abroad.