RIO DE JANEIRO – Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is holding what her agenda describes as a “political co-ordination” meeting one day after nationwide demonstrations urging her ouster brought millions into the streets.
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Brazil’s top newspapers said Sunday’s protests were the largest political demonstrations in the country’s history. The respected Datafolha polling agency estimated that around 500,000 people attended the event in Sao Paulo alone.
The protests are seen as ratcheting up the pressure on Rousseff, who is fighting impeachment proceedings in Congress.
Rousseff has also been beset by the worst recession in decades and a sprawling corruption investigation that has closed in on key figures in her Workers’ Party.
Observers say the demonstrations could further weaken the governing coalition and make it harder for Rousseff to survive through the end of her term.
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