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| Brazilian protesters call for President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment | Brazilian protesters call for President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment |
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| Tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests across Brazil calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. | Tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests across Brazil calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. |
| Support for Ms Rousseff has fallen to single-digit figures in recent polls. | Support for Ms Rousseff has fallen to single-digit figures in recent polls. |
| Many voters have accused her of failing to stamp out corruption and blame her for the economy's worst slump in 25 years. | Many voters have accused her of failing to stamp out corruption and blame her for the economy's worst slump in 25 years. |
| Marchers took over Copacabana beach in Rio and also demonstrated outside congress in the capital Brasilia. | Marchers took over Copacabana beach in Rio and also demonstrated outside congress in the capital Brasilia. |
| Many wore the yellow shirts of the Brazilian football team, and sang the national anthem, carrying banners saying "Dilma Out". | |
| Police said about 137,000 people took part, but tens of the thousands of others were also involved in a demonstration in Sao Paulo. | |
| The national day of action is the third major protest against Ms Rousseff and her left-wing Workers' Part this year. Hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations in March and April. | The national day of action is the third major protest against Ms Rousseff and her left-wing Workers' Part this year. Hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations in March and April. |
| "We want things to change and if the people don't go in the street that's impossible," said retired engineer Elino Alves de Moraes, who joined the march in Brasilia. | |
| Ms Rousseff is less than a year into her second term as president. | Ms Rousseff is less than a year into her second term as president. |
| There have also been demonstrations in recent months showing support for the embattled leader, with many claiming calls for her impeachment amount to a coup attempt. | |
| Anaylsis: Wyre Davies, BBC News, Sao Paulo | |
| People took to the streets to demand the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, even though the perceived mood across the country in recent days has been one of reconciliation. | |
| There's been an acceptance that to remove a democratically elected president might do more harm than good to a country which only emerged from military dictatorship three decades ago. | |
| Overwhelmingly white and middle class, the protesters in Sao Paulo were having none of that argument. | |
| In generally jovial mood, they condemned the ruling Workers Party for its role in the unprecedented corruption scandal surrounding Petrobras. | |
| Ms Rousseff may have more to worry about further down the line, if Brazil's economy continues to decline after a decade of growth. | |
| If inflation creeps above 10% and the economy goes into recession, that could alienate not only the privileged protesters of Sao Paulo, but her own working class base. | |
| Anti-government protesters say Ms Rouseff must have known about a corruption scandal in the state oil firm, Petrobras, as alleged bribery took place when she was head of the company. | Anti-government protesters say Ms Rouseff must have known about a corruption scandal in the state oil firm, Petrobras, as alleged bribery took place when she was head of the company. |
| She was exonerated in an investigation by the attorney general and denies involvement. However, several senior members of her government have been implicated. | She was exonerated in an investigation by the attorney general and denies involvement. However, several senior members of her government have been implicated. |
| Government austerity measures are also hugely unpopular with the electorate, correspondents say, as are rising unemployment and inflation rates. | Government austerity measures are also hugely unpopular with the electorate, correspondents say, as are rising unemployment and inflation rates. |
| A survey by the Brazilian company Datafolha showed support for Ms Rousseff's impeachment was strongest in the poorest areas, which backed her in the last election. | A survey by the Brazilian company Datafolha showed support for Ms Rousseff's impeachment was strongest in the poorest areas, which backed her in the last election. |