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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 22:58 UTC

Tag: Dilma Roussef impeachment

  • Tuesday, July 7th 2015 - 06:23 UTC

    'Impeachment' and 'fresh elections' in Brazil's congressional debate

    ”With only one digit of approval, abandoned by the ruling Workers Party and by Lula who now can't stand her, Dilma will be forced to ask for the 'bill'.

    Brazil's leading political commentator and O Globo columnist, Ricardo Noblat is forecasting that president Dilma Rousseff will not conclude her four-year mandate and could very well be out of office by next October.

  • Monday, June 29th 2015 - 06:08 UTC

    Loathed at home, Dilma Rousseff tries to rebuild image among US investors

    Rousseff, who arrived Saturday, kicked off her US visit by meeting Sunday in New York with a group of about 20 Brazilian business leaders.

    Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff met Sunday with investors in New York on the first day of a long-delayed US visit aimed at overcoming strains caused by the NSA spying scandal. Revelations two years ago that the US National Security Agency electronically eavesdropped on Rousseff's email and other communications prompted her to angrily call off an official visit to Washington that had been set for October 2013.

  • Monday, June 22nd 2015 - 07:26 UTC

    Rousseff support plummets to 10%, while disapproval marks a record 65%

    “It's a new record in Datafolha polls since we started conducting them in January 2011,” when Dilma took office, reported Folha de Sao Paulo

    Public support for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has slipped to a record low, with her disapproval ratings rising to 65%, according to pollsters Datafolha and published on Sunday. Support for the embattled leader caught by a sliding economy and embroiled in a major graft scandal involving state-owned corporation Petrobras, slumped to 10%.

  • Monday, April 13th 2015 - 09:08 UTC

    Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Brazil to protest against Rousseff

    Police put turnout at 682,000 people who marched in 195 cities, while organizers gave a total estimate of 1.5 million, half of them in Sao Paulo business center

    Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday, venting anger over government corruption and a souring economy a month after protests gathered more than a million people. With cries of “Dilma out” and “corrupt government,” marchers -- many wearing the yellow and green jerseys of the national football team -- called for President Dilma Rousseff's ouster and an end to impunity for corruption.

  • Thursday, March 26th 2015 - 08:34 UTC

    Majority of Brazilians favor impeaching President Rousseff; opposition leaders resist the move

    The MDA poll showed that 59.7% favor Rousseff's impeachment, and 68.9% believe she is responsible for the corruption involving a massive kickback scheme at Petrobras.

    A majority of Brazilians favor impeaching President Dilma Rousseff due to the economic slump and a snowballing corruption scandal at state-run oil company Petrobras, according to a poll released this week. But despite calls for Rousseff's ouster and recent street demonstrations against her government, opposition leaders have resisted pushing for impeachment and say it is unlikely.

  • Monday, March 16th 2015 - 11:00 UTC

    Peaceful massive protests against Rousseff on Sunday throughout Brazil

    Sunday-s larger than expected demonstrations promise to embolden opposition parties and restive allies who are nominally part of Rousseff's ruling coalition

    Over one million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption, and some even calling for the impeachment of populist President Dilma Rousseff. The marches on Sunday come as Brazil struggles to overcome economic and political malaise and pick up the pieces of a boom that crumbled once Rousseff took office in 2011.

  • Sunday, March 15th 2015 - 02:25 UTC

    Brazil readies for Sunday’s mass protests; tepid marches in support of Dilma on Friday

    Police said 12,000 people blocked one of the main avenues of Sao Paulo, marching in defense of Petrobras and worker rights threatened by belt-tightening economic policies. (Pic Reuters)

    Pro-government labor unions, student organizations and social activists staged demonstrations across Brazil on Friday in support of President Dilma Rousseff, two days before mass protests planned against her administration.

  • Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 04:05 UTC

    Web-campaign to impeach Rousseff gains ground with 2million e-petitions

    Polls show 44% of Brazilians say Rousseff is doing a “bad” or “very bad” job, while 77% of interviews believe Rousseff was aware of Petrobras corruption.

    Calls are growing in Brazil to impeach President Dilma Rousseff over a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal involving the state-run oil giant Petrobras. While the country celebrates its annual Carnival, with the 2015 Samba Competition wrapping up in Rio de Janeiro, there has been a growing clamor on the web and in the streets, with millions of Brazilians asking for the impeachment of their president.

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