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This R&D provides an update on Brazil’s turbulent political situation. Protests are growing against President Dilma Rousseff as Brazil’s Congress weighs whether or not to impeach her. Meanwhile, Rousseff recently appointed former President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva as her chief of staff, a move that critics say was meant to shield da Silva from prosecution for corruption allegations. Rousseff and da Silva warn that a coup is imminent, but Brazilians appear angry about growing economic difficulties and losses at the state oil company Petrobras. The political nightmare is made worse by the upcoming Summer Olympics, which will take place in Rio in August.
Brazil’s government has imploded. Here’s what could happen next https://t.co/xNTBLCS2fY pic.twitter.com/hyIbFyXS09
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 21, 2016
The obstacles to removing #Brazil‘s President Rousseff are significant, says @taylorlatam: https://t.co/h7QY9kjVng pic.twitter.com/Th1S8DlhUH
— CFR (@CFR_org) March 20, 2016
Brazil crisis: There may be bigger threats than Rousseff’s removal https://t.co/XjL2dOlezc
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 21, 2016
Brazil is spiraling into chaos as Olympics looms. https://t.co/Z21g8srLVm pic.twitter.com/ANi8oSgFeK
— CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) March 21, 2016
Can a desperate Brazil finally tap its oil wealth? @KFJ_FP reports https://t.co/nbuspVyUS7 pic.twitter.com/4UA5abUW8g
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) March 21, 2016
New poll suggests 68 percent of Brazilians surveyed support vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff: https://t.co/m6GClWoRwM
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 20, 2016
Brazil braces for another week of drama, as poll shows 2/3 of its citizens want Rousseff out https://t.co/nZOutJ7Jgn pic.twitter.com/jEupjlu6ZM
— Bloomberg Business (@business) March 21, 2016
A new poll suggests the majority of Brazilians want lawmakers to impeach their president—and the numbers are rising. https://t.co/G9AiZDGQSb
— Maclean’s Magazine (@MacleansMag) March 20, 2016
Brazil and South Africa are united by political scandals and economic misfortune https://t.co/RCyd9Xt8Gb pic.twitter.com/SoDmhA975J
— Bloomberg Business (@business) March 20, 2016
Brazil’s Rousseff lacks Senate votes to defeat impeachment: senator https://t.co/yLQHHZi1GQ
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 20, 2016
Dilma Rousseff’s scandal is threatening the 13-year ascendancy of the ruling Workers’ party https://t.co/UTLd9rExxs pic.twitter.com/wSoMQ2ujwk
— Financial Times (@FT) March 21, 2016