Brazilians hit streets in pro- and anti-Rousseff demonstrations before Rio Games [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Brazilians hit streets in pro- and anti-Rousseff demonstrations before Rio Games

Many demonstrators were promising protests on Friday as the Olympic Games in Rio begin.

By Mauricio Savarese
The Associated Press

Sun., July 31, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO—Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Brazil on Sunday, some calling for the permanent ouster of suspended President Dilma Rousseff and others demanding her return to office.

Rousseff was impeached and suspended in May for allegedly violating budget laws. A Senate trial on permanently removing her is expected in late August.

A few hundred people gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach Sunday to push for Rousseff’s permanent removal. It was one of 20 states to see anti-Rousseff protests.

Meanwhile, demonstrators in 15 states were protesting against acting President Michel Temer. Rousseff’s allies are also promising protests on Friday as the Olympic Games open.

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