As expected, the peaceful transition period surrounding the new, and just as corrupt according to many, government of Brazil’s new president Michel Temer did not last even a month. Yesterday, clashes erupted in Brazil with police deploying tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters opposing to the country’s new interim government. Demonstrators hit the streets of Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paolo, for a rally calling for the removal of acting president Michel Temer.
The protesters were angry at the May suspension of President Dilma Rousseff, who now faces an impeachment trial. The move has been dubbed a coup by Rousseff’s supporters, and many claim Temer plotted her downfall to stifle a corruption investigation into Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil enterprise.
Footage from the streets showed police forcing protesters to the ground and officers using batons against demonstrators.
This post was published at Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden –.
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