Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of the country's biggest cities on Sunday to protest the presidency of Dilma Rousseff and the Workers' Party (PT).
Rousseff and the PT have been embroiled in a corruption scandal in which one of the country's largest oil producers, Petrobras, allegedly gave money for political support. Dozens of politicians are currently under investigation in relation to the case, according to NPR.
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The country of Brazil is also going through a difficult period. Its economy has been in a state of sluggish growth, with economists forecasting a recession in 2015.
The scandal and the economic troubles have sent Rousseff's approval ratings to record lows, according to the Wall Street Journal.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Brazilians in the cities of 16 different states and the capital voiced their frustrations, according to Bloomberg. Many of them held signs or chanted, calling for the impeachment of Rousseff.
Estimates of the sizes of the various protests varied. One Wall Street Journal reporter said police estimated the protests in São Paulo had attracted 1 million people.
Anti-Rousseff march in São Paulo tops 1 million protesters, police say. #emergingmarkets pic.twitter.com/szvDmCQSQD— Marla Dickerson (@medWSJ) March 15, 2015
Brazil protests: police estimate anti-Dilma demonstration crowds in Rio at 15K, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia at 20K.— RioGringa (@Riogringa) March 15, 2015
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