Brazilians call for impeachment of president

Brazilians call for impeachment of President

Hundreds took the streets in Brazil, calling for the impeachment of recently re-elected President Dilma Rousseff. The protesters say the president must have known about a corruption scandal and government kickbacks in the state oil firm, Petrobras.

The political opposition say much of the alleged bribery took place when she was head of the company.

Jean-François Mayer, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, can comment on the tenuous political situation.

Jean-François Mayer – Associate professor, Department of Political Science
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Jean.Mayer@concordia.ca
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