Robert J. Chassell wrote: > > This is different from what I understood as a child to be a > traditional South American policy, whereby after a coup, a deposed > president was permitted to go into exile, regardless of what he had > done. > Yes, but this was a practice adopted by most dictatorships, in a kind of self-preservation of the dictators: the deposers of today may be the deposed of next year.
> What is the current law in Brazil, and what would you expect would be > the current practice? > AFAIK, there's no such law. But we usually grant the right of exile for deposed presidents of _other_ countries. > For example, what would be done if your current president were found > to be a paid agent of the US CIA and acting for the US against > Brazilian interests? Would he be encouraged to flee to the US, or > would an effort be made to impeach him? > I think br law would require a trial for treason, but realpolitiks probably would allow an exile. The weirdest case happened in 1945: the fascist dictator, Getulio Vargas, had send the Military to fight the fascists in Europe, and when the Military returned, they deposed him. But he was _only_ deposed, and in the next elections he was allowed to become candidate to the Senate. And he _was_ elected Senator for _many_ States at the same time! [and he was elected President in 1950 or so] Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
