Tag: Brazil Independence Day 2015

• Tuesday, September 8th 2015 - 06:01 UTC

  Rousseff leads Independence Day celebrations with tight security and no speech fearing pot banging

  

  Brazilian Independence Day celebrations were marked Monday by the extra security surrounding President Dilma Rousseff during the ceremonies in Brasilia. Rousseff, in the official Rolls Royce with the top down and wearing the presidential ribbon, led the military parade for 2 kilometers before taking part in the program of events prepared by the armed forces.