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.