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Brazil divided over Dilma Rousseff impeachment

Rival rallies staged across Brazil in favour of and against impeachment trial of country’s first female president.

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Rousseff is facing impeachment after the Senate voted on a measure to suspend her from office. [Andre Penner/AP]
Published On 12 May 2016

Brazil’s senators have voted in favour of Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial. It means Rousseff is suspended for six months while under investigation.

She is accused of illegally manipulating the budget in order to hide a growing deficit. 

Brazilians are divided over the process, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets in rival rallies.

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Indigenous supporters of Dilma Rousseff march to Congress in Brasilia. [Felipe Dana/AP]
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A demonstrator stands in front of riot police during a protest against the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. [Paulo Whitaker/Reuters]
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A protest against Rousseff in front of the Brazilian National Congress. [Paulo Whitaker/Reuters]
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A man holds a mock coffin at a protest against Rousseff calling for her impeachment. [Paulo Whitaker/Reuters]
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A demonstrator holds a banner that reads in Portuguese 'There will be Impeachment'. [Andre Penner/AP]
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Rousseff speaks during the opening ceremony of the National Policy Conference for Women in Brasilia. [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters]
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A demonstrator holds inflatable dolls, also known as Pixuleco, depicting former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and President Dilma Rousseff, at a protest against Rousseff. [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters]