What Brazil and Thailand’s political crises have in common

It’s a clash of classes in both.

Brazil's suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, and Thailand's former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. They were supported by the poor in their respective countries, and ousted by the rich, argues Gwynne Dyer. UN photographs by Mark Garten and Evan Schneider

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

May 25, 2016

LONDON, U.K.—Q: What’s the difference between the coup that overthrew the elected government in Thailand in 2014 and the coup that has now removed the elected government in Brazil? A: The coup-makers in Thailand wore uniforms. The Brazilian Senate voted 55 to 22 on May 12 to impeach the presid...

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