Brazil’s feminists fear big setbacks following Dilma Rousseff's suspension

Hours after Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female president, was suspended by a vote to put her on trial for breaking budget laws, the man who took her place unveiled his cabinet: An all-male line-up of 23 ministers.

The significance was not lost on feminists in the Latin American country, especially after a male-dominated Congress voted to remove Rousseff amid shouts of “Goodbye, dear!”

“Fifty-two percent of Brazil’s population has been ignored,” said Rachel Moreno, co-ordinator of a group that seeks to combat violence against women.