Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Brazil Sunday, calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff because of a corruption scandal and the country's sputtering economy and rising inflation.
Brazilians Stage Massive Anti-Rousseff Protests
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Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, one of a nationwide series of protests calling for her impeachment, at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.
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Demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Times Square, New York, Aug. 16, 2015.
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Thousands of demonstrators attend a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.
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A woman sleeps in a residential penthouse while thousands below march in an anti-government protest demanding the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2015.