Hundreds of Thousands Protest Against Coup Attempts in Brazil

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Artículo Editado por Ivan Martínez
21/08/2015 12:39:10
Hundreds of Thousands Protest Against Coup Attempts in Brazil
Brasilia, August 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Almost one million people from all Brazilian
states protested on Thursday the attempts to impeach President Dilma Rousseff.
Marches were joined by Brazil's leading social movements, including the Movement
of Landless Farmers (MST) and the United Workers' Union (CUT), the largest unio
n in the country and in Latin America.
Organizers made it clear that marches were in support of democracy and against g
rowing impeachment calls from the country’s right wing. Political parties, inclu
ding the left-wing opposition Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), joined the mar
ch.
According to O Globo newspaper, at least 876,000 people participated in the demo
nstrations across the country.
A common theme in the marches was the rejection of Finance Minister Joaquim Levy
, a former IMF economist, who has pushed forward austerity policies cutting soci
al programs.
Speakers and marchers also targeted Eduardo Cunha, the head of Congress and form
er government ally who has been leading calls for impeachment.
The Attorney General's Office officially charged Cunha on Thursday of money laun
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Artículo Editado por Ivan Martínez
21/08/2015 12:39:10
dering and corruption. The lawmaker allegedly received US$ 5 million from the Pe
trobras fraud scheme. Cunha, who was under investigation, had claimed that accu
sations against him were politically motivated and thus broke off from his party
's alliance with the government.
In Sao Paulo, social movements, worker unions and political parties gathered out
side the Lula Institute to express their solidarity with former President Lula d
a Silva, who some are trying to link to the Petrobras scandal.
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