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Brazilian Police Use Tear Gas to Disperse Protesters

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Brazilian police in the city of Sao Paulo used tear gas to disperse protesters against the impeachment of suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Monday, Rousseff delivered a speech at her impeachment trial, saying she had not committed crimes she was accused of. During the trial, people started gathering in Sao Paulo, as well as in other cities across the country, protesting against Rousseff possible resignation.

​Law enforcement officers started firing grenades with tear gas to disperse the protesters demanding end of the impeachment process and calling for the resignation of acting President Michel Temer, to the Brazilian Folha de S.Paulo newspaper reported Monday.

​In May, the upper house of the Brazilian parliament voted 55-22 to start impeachment proceedings against Rousseff after she was accused of concealing the country’s budget deficit ahead of the 2014 election. Rousseff has been suspended from office for 180 days. Temer has being fulfilling the functions of the presidency during that period.

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