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Demonstrators gather during a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at Paulista avenue in Sao Paulo March 15, 2015.

Over 500,000 Brazilians Protest Against President Rousseff’s Government

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At least 500,000 people took to the streets of Brazil on Sunday to protest against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s government.

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.

A man fuels up his car at a Petrobras station in downtown Rio de Janeiro

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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.

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