Brazil's embattled left strikes back
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazil's embattled left staged a string of protests in a show of support for President Dilma Rousseff, although turnout was markedly lower than at massive anti-government rallies over the weekend.
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According to organizers, some 172,000 people turned out around the country in more than two dozen cities. However, political parties in Brazil frequently exaggerate turnout.
A partial police estimate, which did not include figures for Rio de Janeiro, was 72,000, including 40,000 in Sao Paulo, the country's biggest city.
Whatever the real number, the mid-week demonstrations were clearly unable to match the heft of protests on Sunday blaming Rousseff for Brazil's recession and runaway corruption -- and demanding her ouster.
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