Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Brazilians Protest New Presidential Appointment, Call for Impeachment

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Protests broke out in several Brazilian cities Wednesday as demonstrators condemned the move by embattled President Dilma Rousseff to appoint former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as her chief of staff. Some 2,000 demonstrators Wednesday gathered in the streets of Brazilia and Sao Paulo after Rousseff named Lula, who left office with very high popularity ratings, saying it would strengthen her government. Demonstrators say Lula was appointed in order to protect him from...

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