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| Riot police clash with supporters of Brazil's sacked ex-president Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, on September 4, 2016 (AFP Photo/Miguel Schincariol) |
Thousands of
people took to Brazilian streets on Sunday to support sacked leader Dilma
Rousseff and protest the new government of Michel Temer, who has taken power
and downplayed the protests.
Rousseff was Brazil's first woman president.
According to the guardian Demonstration organizers who have rejected Temer's ascendancy as a
"coup" said some protestors
filled the major artery Paulista Avenue, many holding banners that read
"Out with Temer!" and "Direct elections now!"
The Senate voted Wednesday to convict Rousseff on
charges of having illegally manipulated government accounts, stripping her of
her office and replacing her with Temer, her bitter enemy and former vice
president.
The demonstration was held in the late afternoon
so as not to interfere with the passing of the torch from the Paralympic Games,
a Rio event due to start within three days -- where another 2,000 people had
demonstrated.
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