Behind the Paraguayan coup
Following a skewed vote in the opposition-controlled Congress, Lugo was
removed from office for allegedly encouraging land seizures. In an
upset, Vice-President Federico Franco of the Liberal Party assumed the
presidency... There's no evidence that the US played a role in the impeachment, though
to be sure the US defence establishment had plenty of reason to be
unhappy with Paraguay's left-leaning president.
What is it mean for a
coup d'etat to be "legal?" Can you think of similar historical examples? What might this mean for democracy in Latin America?
