Impeachment

Russia Blames 'Foreign Interference' for Brazil Coup

The Russian Foreign Ministry spoke out Wednesday against the efforts to oust Rousseff, pinning the move on "foreign interference."

Russia and Brazil have an important relationship and are members of the influential BRICS group."For Russia, Brazil is an important foreign partner in Latin America and the world," added Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

A 2015 document, reported in various Russian news agencies, addressed the possibility of U.S. intelligence agency involvement in the parliamentary coup against President Dilma Rousseff. "It is quite possible that the CIA is involved in the plan to stage riots in Brazil nationwide,” the Russian news outlets said in a 2015 report.