Excerpt: "On Monday, Rousseff delivered a speech at her impeachment trial, saying she had not committed crimes she was accused of. During the trial, people started gathering in Sao Paulo, as well as in other cities across the country, protesting against Rousseff possible resignation."
A demonstrator walks with a Brazilian flag in the center of Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro. (photo: Christophe Simon/Getty Images)
Brazilian Protesters Clash With Police as Dilma Rousseff Defends Herself
30 August 16
Brazilian police in the city of Sao Paulo used tear gas to disperse protesters against the impeachment of suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, local media reported.
n Monday, Rousseff delivered a speech at her impeachment trial, saying she had not committed crimes she was accused of. During the trial, people started gathering in Sao Paulo, as well as in other cities across the country, protesting against Rousseff possible resignation.
The scene on São Paulo's Avenida Paulista as Brazil's Senate goes through the motions of definitively removing Dilma pic.twitter.com/qWk4EIgGpc
— Simon Romero (@viaSimonRomero) August 29, 2016
Law enforcement officers started firing grenades with tear gas to disperse the protesters demanding end of the impeachment process and calling for the resignation of acting President Michel Temer, to the Brazilian Folha de S.Paulo newspaper reported Monday.
#Brazil: A protester from the @mtst_ injured by a tear gas canister, in Paulista, #SãoPaulo. Pic @Brasil_de_Fato pic.twitter.com/2obyFyVqZD
— Nas lutas (@PersonalEscrito) August 29, 2016
In May, the upper house of the Brazilian parliament voted 55-22 to start impeachment proceedings against Rousseff after she was accused of concealing the country’s budget deficit ahead of the 2014 election. Rousseff has been suspended from office for 180 days. Temer has being fulfilling the functions of the presidency during that period.
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