The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, said Friday it has "a clear conscience that I have not committed any crime," referring to the alleged crimes prosecutors against him.
Rousseff, who will arrive this afternoon to Santiago on a trip whose main objective is to promote economic and trade relations between the two countries, made this statement when asked about a possible "impeachment" against him.
"The Brazilian Constitution is very clear in stating that impeachment is applied to the responsibility for the crimes carried out by the president," he recalled.
He emphasized: "I have acted with complete transparency and vehemently disowned corruption and corruptors Corrupt been tried and checked their crimes punished in accordance with national legislation.".
The Brazilian Congress has taken steps for a possible trial with a view to the removal of the president by some maneuvers to disguise fiscal performance of the government during 2014 and 2015.
The Chamber of Deputies began that process last December, but had to suspend him for "procedural errors" detected by the Supreme Court, which ordered restart the entire process.
However, the process is paralyzed against Rousseff, as the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, has asked for some clarification on that ruling to the Supreme Court, which has not yet been pronounced.
"Regardless of attempts by opposition sectors to stay away from the presidency by illegitimate and illegal means, continue fulfilling what the Constitution commands me," she stressed the president.
In this sense, the president noted that his government is open to dialogue with all sectors. "We're not going to be hostages of people who only criticize us and have no constructive proposals," he said.
Regarding the specific measures being taken to recover the country's economy, which in 2015 shrank 4.08%, Rousseff said her government is facing economic challenges "with transparency and accountability, working hard to strengthen the fiscal position and reduce inflation. "
In this regard, he referred to "strong fiscal adjustment, which resulted in the reduction of 33,800 million in 2015 (...) and an additional $ 5,915 million for 2016".