Brazil protesters call for president’s impeachment
Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Brazil calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
Several hundred protesters gathered on the streets of the capital city Brasilia following a 1,000-kilometer march on the city, AFP reported on Wednesday.
Around two dozen of the protesters from the Free Brazil Movement (MBL), a raising conservative group, went on to march towards the Congress where they were received by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, and opposition members of parliament.
"We have brought to Brasilia, the seat of power, the demands of the street. And the main demand is the dismissal, the departure of Dilma Rousseff," said MBL co-founder Renan Santos.
He went on to tell the crowed that this demand must be taken seriously and that a vote must be held.
Congressman Carlos Sampaio hailed the MBL, while saying that he backed the group's anti-corruption battle.
"This is a very important day as Congress has received protesters bearing the indignation of a whole country against a government of lies and corruption," said Sampaio.
Last year, Rousseff was re-elected for a second term.
During her presidency, the country has seen the breaking of largest graft scandal in its history. During the scandal, scores of politicians and business leaders have been tainted following investigations into accusations of taking kickbacks on contracts related to oil giant Petrobras. She was the chairman of Petrobras between 2003 and 2010, when much of the bribery being spoken of in the recent scandal is believed to have happened.
Rousseff has dismissed the allegations, noting that she did not know about the bribery at Petrobras.
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