Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Brazil Sunday, calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff because of a corruption scandal and the country's sputtering economy and rising inflation.
Brazilians Stage Massive Anti-Rousseff Protests
![Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, one of a nationwide series of protests calling for her impeachment, at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ac5585ea-9bb8-457d-8d3c-fec37b0fdc8f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, one of a nationwide series of protests calling for her impeachment, at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.
![Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Times Square, New York, Aug. 16, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2cf34654-261b-4fb6-8cec-d2eb4c4e008e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Times Square, New York, Aug. 16, 2015.
![Thousands of demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/02d08397-0723-486d-9e32-4c1d90b46cfa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.
![A woman sleeps in a residential penthouse while thousands below march in an anti-government protest demanding the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92a409c2-6bf7-4187-91f4-1a9d8cdf4b4a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman sleeps in a residential penthouse while thousands below march in an anti-government protest demanding the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.