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Residents take part in the demostration against the government of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff after allegations of corruption in the state oil company Petrobras in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 12, 2015 [Xinhua]
A corruption scandal at Brazil’s state oil giant Petrobras, has implicated politicians in Rousseff’s party, although not the President herself.
275,000 demonstrators marched in Sao Paulo, say the state’s military police officials.
Brazil’s state oil giant Petrobras estimates it paid out some 6 billion reals ($2 billion) in illegal “commissions” as part of a corruption scheme that operated for years.
Earlier last month, labour unions and activists came out on the streets in a show of strength for Rousseff, saying that calling for her impeachment without legal basis is nothing more than a coup.
TBP and Agencies
