A few hundred people gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach yesterday to push for Rousseff’s permanent removal.
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Crowds of angry Brazilians protested on the streets Sunday, demanding suspended President Dilma Rousseff not attend the Olympics because of her impeachment trial.
At the instigation of social groups like the Vem pra Rua movement, one of the most anti-Rousseff organizations, thousands of Brazilians called on the Senate to vote in favor of her ouster. Da Silva has been implicated in a corruption conspiracy known as “Operation Lava Jato [Car Wash]”.
Lula was previously under investigation in various jurisdictions in a sprawling corruption probe focused on state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) but is now officially a defendant.
In Rio, protesters chanted “Out Dilma!”
“The world needs to know who is the president” of Brazil, he said.
To avoid such an extreme, Rousseff supporters organized demonstrations calling for her reinstatement in the states of Sao Paulo, Goias, Marnhao, Minas Gerais and Para.
“That’s why the longer the process takes, the worse it will be for the country, and the earlier it is the better for the country”. “UN, Lula is a criminal”, another protester on Copacabana beach – the venue for Olympic beach volleyball – said in English.
Similar protests were held in 10 other states. They are starting to get everyone and that is what is fair.
The American news agency McClatchy found protesters eager to engage global media and tourists alike. “Enjoy the Olympic games, because we are paying a high price for it!”
“The ongoing political turmoil complicates the government’s fiscal repairs and delays structural reforms to support growth and curb the government’s debt burden”, Moody’s said in the statement. Expenses to cover Olympics infrastructure have been so astronomical, the city has been unable to pay police or government medical staff. Police stations have resorted to asking locals to donate toilet paper, as they can not afford to buy it with government funds.
“It’s a lot of spending for uncompleted works that will serve for nothing after the games”, said William Dalvo, waving banners with his wife, Roseangela. “We want democracy to return with responsibility, ethics and patriotism”. The Ipsos poll also found that more than half of Brazil supports holding presidential elections this year. “It was a lie”.
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Around 500,000 people are expected to visit Rio de Janeiro as Brazil hosts its first Olympics between August 5 and 21.
