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Brazil: Nearly A Million Protesters Call For President's Removal Over Corruption by Nely77(m): 9:44pm On Mar 16, 2015
Protesters numbering close to a million marched across cities and towns in Brazil on Sunday calling for the removal of president, Dilma Rousseff.
The protesters called for the president's impeachment owing to the country's sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption.
The multi billion-dollar corruption scandal at state-run energy company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras is also another core issue which the protesters marched against.
Reuters reports that the protest comes as the country struggles to overcome economic and political malaise and pick up the pieces of a boom that crumbled about the time Rousseff took office in 2011.
Reports say that Rousseff, now early into her second four-year term, is however unlikely to face the impeachment proceedings called for by many opponents.
The protests have been described as a sign of a polarized country increasingly unhappy with its leadership and the unexpectedly large demonstrations are speculated to embolden opposition parties and restive allies.
Speaking with newsmen, 2 members of President Rousseff's cabinet recognized the rights of protesters, but downplayed the importance of the demonstrations, saying they were expressions of discontent by those defeated at the polls.
Ironically, many protesters hail from the country's wealthier classes, who traditionally have opposed the ruling Workers' Party.
Brazil's economic prospects have been described as grim even as many economists expect it to slip into recession and investors fear the country could lose its investment-grade status.
Inflation also runs at a 10-year high, while Brazil's currency, thereal, has lost over 22% of its value against the dollar this year.

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Re: Brazil: Nearly A Million Protesters Call For President's Removal Over Corruption by richol(m): 9:47pm On Mar 16, 2015
wish it could happen over the 'controversial buhari certificate case'.
Re: Brazil: Nearly A Million Protesters Call For President's Removal Over Corruption by ArchEnemy(m): 10:01pm On Mar 16, 2015
But this will never happen in Nigeria. We are used to suffering and smiling.
Re: Brazil: Nearly A Million Protesters Call For President's Removal Over Corruption by Nely77(m): 10:23pm On Mar 16, 2015
Do you really think they copy from Egypt? And do you think they will succeed? A million is such a huge crowd.

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