MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Rousseff, who won re-election in a tight runoff last year, now has an approval rating of less than 10 percent, according to recent polls.
Brazilians tired of Obama administration silence & unbelievable support to Rousseff's gov., ask for help to aliens. pic.twitter.com/DXpdtjXFbl
— Paulo Sa Elias (@psael) December 13, 2015
About 350,000 people took part in protests in Sao Paulo, BBC reported, citing police. Another 25,000 people took part in a demonstration in the capital Brasilia, according to the media.
Miles de brasileños salieron a las calles para exigir la destitución de Dilma Rousseff https://t.co/9HaV6lOWSj pic.twitter.com/aZDVoevawt
— Toti Pérez Izquierdo (@TotiPI) December 13, 2015
Anti-government protesters say 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, the media reported.
— Paulo Sa Elias (@psael) December 13, 2015
Manifestantes realizam ato pelo impeachment da presidente Dilma Rousseff em São Paulo https://t.co/JgukyIHeaH pic.twitter.com/cxiPwts12r
— UOL (@UOL) December 13, 2015
It is the third major protest against Rousseff and her left-wing Workers' Party in 2015. Hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations in March and April.
Thousands take to the streets to demand Pres. Rousseff's impeachment. They wear Brazil shirts. 3 last CBF presidents indicted in the U.S.
— Mauricio Savarese (@MSavarese) December 13, 2015
