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March 16, 2015

Hundreds of Thousands Protest Rousseff in Brazil 
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More than a million people rallied across Brazil on Sunday in a protest
against the government of President Dilma Rousseff. Organizers called
the day of action to oppose a sluggish economy and a corruption scandal
at the state-run energy company Petrobras. According to Reuters, many
protesters come from the country's wealthier classes, traditional foes
of Rousseff's Workers' Party. Rousseff was narrowly re-elected to a
second term in October.

 

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