The State Department argued Monday that Brazil’s political infrastructure can handle the decision made Sunday in Brazil’s lower house to impeach left-wing President Dilma Rousseff, even though Rousseff has accused her conservative opposition of orchestrating a coup.

“We’re following the political situation in Brazil closely, including the lower house’s April 17 vote to impeach President Rousseff,” State spokesman John Kirby said Monday.

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