"These are the pretexts to overthrow a legitimate government, through an impeachment process, even though the government hasn't committed any crime, and chosen in direct election with the participation of 110 million Brazilians. a government led by a woman, who won two consecutive governments. These are the pretexts to carry out a constitutional coup. A coup, which if carried out, will result in the indirect election of a coup government that has no women at the head of its ministries," said Dilma Rousseff, during her defense in the impeachment trial against her on August 29, 2016.