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PHOTO GALLERY: Tens of thousands march against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff




Thousands march in an anti-government protest demanding the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 (AP)

Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment, at Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, Brazil, August 16, 2015 (Reuters)

Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment, at Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, Brazil, August 16, 2015 (Reuters)

A demonstrator wearing a costume of Batman attends a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment, in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 16, 2015. The banner reads, "Out PT (Workers Party), Dilma and Lula." (Reuters)

A demonstrator attends a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment, in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 16, 2015 (Reuters)

Carrying banners that read in Portuguese "Dilma Out" and "Impeachment Now," thousands of demonstrators take part in a protest against the government of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, in front of the Brazilian National Congress, in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 (AP)

Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment, at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial centre, Brazil, August 16, 2015 (Reuters)

Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment, at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial centre, Brazil, August 16, 2015 (Reuters)

Thousands march during a protest demanding the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 (AP)

Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment, in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 16, 2015 (Reuters)

President Rousseff's second term in office has been shaken by an escalating corruption scandal involving politicians from her Workers’ Party as well as a stifled economy, declining currency, and rising inflation, causing her approval rating to drop to historic lows.

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