As Brazil’s congress voted to launch impeachment proceedings against the President Dilma Rousseff, thousands of ‘yes’ supporters exploded into
As Brazil’s congress voted to launch impeachment proceedings against the President Dilma Rousseff, thousands of ‘yes’ supporters exploded into celebration after watching the congressional ballot on huge screens in the capital Brasília.
Obrigado Brasil! Fomos para a Rua e demos nosso recado! #SomosTodosBrasil pic.twitter.com/fuwcKJ86b6
— MBLBrasília (@MBLBrasilia) March 13, 2016
The crisis surrounding the president has polarised the nation:“It’s the birth of a new Brazil, a Brazil marked by full democracy, by respect for judicial power, for our laws,” screamed one young man in the capital.
Massive pro #Dilma demos across #Brasil pic.twitter.com/4wgkFRFKE7
— Elizabeth Lynch (@nefertiti35) April 1, 2016
In Rio, similar crowds gathered from both sides to see the latest stage in the political drama unfold, which could see Rousseff become the second sitting president to be removed from power since the end of military rule in 1985.
Impeachment en Brasil pic.twitter.com/synvEWEHK7
— tuffiare (@tuffiare) April 18, 2016