Brazilian President U.N. General Assembly Address In his first address to the U.N. General Assembly, Brazilian President Michel Temer said his country had “absolute respect for constitutional order” when lawmakers decided to moved forward with impeachment proceedings for ousted leader Dilma Rousseff. He told members that Brazil had to go through a “process of cleansing” in order to rebuild the country’s political system. In his remarks, he also asked for changes to the U.N. Security Council and said the U.N. can not just be an “observation center” when trying to solve the world’s problems. close