Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

What has happened in Brazil is fundamentally undemocratic. Its intent is to deny the democratic wish of people as expressed in the last election and to impose an extremely right-wing regressive reactionary government. The Minister should express a statement of opposition to the Government that has come to power via a coup impeachment process. Some of the numerous counter reforms include a tax being implemented by the government, the ending of compulsory state funding of health and education, cutting of universal access to health care, fire fighters and other public sector workers not being paid, the cancellation of a home building programme of 10,000 social houses, the abolition of the ministry for culture, attacks on abortion rights for women who have been raped, and a rowing back on other women's rights such as proposed changes to protect people against domestic violence. There has been a huge protest movement of women workers and ordinary people in response and the Government should simply deal with this government.

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