BRAZIL –  Protesters, many draped in the Brazilian national flag, poured into the streets of Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro on Sunday at the start of mass demonstrations seeking to bring down President Dilma Rousseff.

More than a million people were expected to turn out across the nation, which will host the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this August. Rousseff, struggling to hold on to power in the face of a massive corruption scandal and the worst recession in decades, urged demonstrators remain to peaceful. “I am appealing for there not to be violence,” Rousseff told Brazilian media late Saturday. “I think all people have a right to be on the streets. However, no one has a right to be violent. No one.”

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