Brazil’s all-male and all-white cabinet criticised

Brazil’s suspended President, Dilma Rousseff, has criticised the new interim government created by her former Vice-President, Michel Temer, for being entirely made up of white male politicians. It is the first cabinet with no women in Brazil since 1979. Ms Rousseff said it did not represent the country – one of the world’s most ethnically […]

Brazil’s suspended President, Dilma Rousseff, has criticised the new interim government created by her former Vice-President, Michel Temer, for being entirely made up of white male politicians.
It is the first cabinet with no women in Brazil since 1979.
Ms Rousseff said it did not represent the country – one of the world’s most ethnically diverse nations.
Her government had seven women among its 31 ministers.
Ms Rousseff is facing trial after the Senate on Thursday voted to impeach and suspend her.
She is accused of illegally manipulating finances to hide a growing public deficit ahead of her re-election in 2014, which she denies.