29.05.2017 - 15:37 [ teleSUR ]

Brazilians Fight for Democracy, Right-Wing Elites Clench Power

Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Sunday in Rio de Janeiro against the scandal-plagued government of unelected President Michel Temer to demand fresh general elections to choose a new president. But the majority of lawmakers in Brasilia continue to back indirect elections that would see Temer’s successor picked by a vote in the conservative-dominated and corruption-ridden Congress.