RIO DE JANEIRO (Sputnik) — In Sao Paolo, 240,000 people blocked the Paulista Avenue shouting “Go away Dilma,” according to the data provided by the Brazilian Military Police.
In Rio de Janeiro, 25,000 people crowded Copacabana, calling for an end to corruption in the government.
In the capital, Brasilia, some 50,000 are protesting in front of the National Congress. Thousands military police officers are protecting the building, fearing possible invasion of the angry crowd.
Protests are held also in other Brazilian cities, including in Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Belen, San Luis and others.
Dilma Rousseff is facing a wave of discontent over a struggling economy and a corruption scandal in the state-owned company Petrobas. Rousseff headed Petrobas for seven years, during which most of the corruption had reportedly taken place.
