2015–2016 protests in Brazil
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In 2015 and 2016, a series of protests in Brazil denounced corruption and the government of President Dilma Rousseff,[31] triggered by revelations that numerous politicians allegedly accepted bribes connected to contracts at state-owned energy company Petrobras between 2003 and 2010 and connected to the Workers' Party,[32] while Rousseff chaired the company's board of directors. The first protests on 15 March 2015 numbered between one and nearly three million protesters[21] against the scandal and the country's poor economic situation. In response, the government introduced anti-corruption legislation. A second day of major protesting occurred 12 April, with turnout, according to GloboNews, ranging from 696,000 to 1,500,000.[22] On 16 August, protests took place in 200 cities[33] in all 26 states of Brazil.[34][35] Following allegations that Rousseff's predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, participated in money laundering and a prosecutor ordered his arrest, record numbers of Brazilians protested against the Rousseff government on 13 March 2016, with nearly 7 million citizens demonstrating.[24][25]
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Date | 13 March 2015 – 31 July 2016 2015 15 March 2015, 12 April 2015, 16 August 2015, 13 December 2015 2016 13 March 2016, 16 March 2016, 17 April 2016, 31 July 2016 | |||
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Michel Temer Others:
Dilma Rousseff Others:
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Injuries | 3[29][30] | |||
Arrested | 20[31] |
On 12 May 2016, the Federal Senate temporarily suspended Rousseff until it reached a verdict and replaced her with Vice President Michel Temer.[36][37]