Brazilian Protesters Want Military Intervention to Oust Dilma

Some right-wing protesters demonstrating against the Brazilian government demand military intervention to oust President Dilma Rousseff.

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In marches around 400 cities in Brazil, the largest of which in Sao Paulo attracted some 1.4 million people, protesters held banners saying “Dilma Out” and “Military Intervention Now.”

“I prefer military intervention because it will finish with the thief… the military regime brought many benefits for the country,” said Adilson, one of the protesters.

Supporters of Brazilian Rousseff and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro Sunday in a counter protest to the earlier demonstrations against the two politicians.

Sunday morning, Brazil's opposition and right-wing protesters marched in the streets to demonstrate against the two leaders from the left-wing Workers Party, or PT.

Lula and President Rousseff have both been entangled in a corruption scandal involving the state owned oil company Petrobras, what critics say is a part of a smear campaign aimed to discredit the leftist leaders.

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Protesters are demanding Rousseff's resignation while opposition members have been threatening her with impeachment. However, the president is not being investigated in the corruption scandal.

Following Sunday morning's anti-government protest, supporters responded by organizing major demonstrations in the form of cultural activities.

Event organizers say they are defending democracy in Brazil, and have denounced the anti-government campaign the government being orchestrated by the media, corporations and right-wing sectors.

According to the Brazilian government, both protests remained peaceful, highlighting the “maturity” of the country, which knows how to coexist with different opinions.

Government officials said that the liberty to protest belongs to democracies and should be respected by all.

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