Brazil: 'Dilma - out!' Thousands protest against govt in Rio

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Brazil: 'Dilma - out!' Thousands protest against govt in Rio

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

March 15, 2015 at 20:56 GMT +00:00 · Published

Thousands of Brazilians came out on Sunday afternoon in Rio de Janeiro for a rally to protest against President Dilma Rousseff, corruption scandals around national oil company Petrobras and the rising cost of living.

Dressed in green and yellow, the Brazilian national colors, demonstrators blocked Avenida Atlantica on the legendary Copacabana Beach, for a carnival-style march, demanding impeachment for Rousseff, who was re-elected last October. Military intervention, according to banners in the hands of protesters, was also one of the demands during the rally. Among thousands of anti-government protesters there was one who dressed as Batman.

According to Brazilian TV, similar several-thousand-strong protests took place in major cities of 16 states and the federal capital. The biggest rallies were reported to have been held in Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Belem, Recife, Salvador and Sao Paolo.

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Thousands of Brazilians came out on Sunday afternoon in Rio de Janeiro for a rally to protest against President Dilma Rousseff, corruption scandals around national oil company Petrobras and the rising cost of living.

Dressed in green and yellow, the Brazilian national colors, demonstrators blocked Avenida Atlantica on the legendary Copacabana Beach, for a carnival-style march, demanding impeachment for Rousseff, who was re-elected last October. Military intervention, according to banners in the hands of protesters, was also one of the demands during the rally. Among thousands of anti-government protesters there was one who dressed as Batman.

According to Brazilian TV, similar several-thousand-strong protests took place in major cities of 16 states and the federal capital. The biggest rallies were reported to have been held in Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Belem, Recife, Salvador and Sao Paolo.

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