Lula Prompts Protests as Brazil Scandal Corners Rousseff Allies
- Police expanding reach, looking into president's inner circle
- Protesters for and against Lula clashed on Wednesday
Dilma Rousseff.
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Dilma Rousseff’s supporters are almost cheerful, missing no opportunity to proclaim that the political crisis that shook Brazil in 2015 and led to impeachment proceedings against the president has lost momentum. In private, they are worried.
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