Why Does Brazil Hate Its President?

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• published: 19 Mar 2016
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How Corrupt Is Brazil? http://bit.ly/1R4rwIe Why The Rio 2016 Olympics Are Already A Disaster http://bit.ly/21zY0LM Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Brazilians are calling for the removal of their president, Dilma Rousseff, as multiple government scandals unfold. So why is Brazil fed up with its leader? Learn More: Release of tapped phone calls between Lula and Rousseff sparks mass protests in Brazil http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/17/release-tapped-phone-calls-lula-rousseff-deepens-brazil-chaos “On Wednesday night tens of thousands of Brazilians had gathered in São Paulo, Brasília, Belo Horizonte and other major cities to demand the president’s resignation.” Brazilian economy's steep slide raises specter of depression http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-gdp-idUSKCN0W51CZ “Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 3.8 percent last year, capped by another steep contraction in the fourth quarter … It was the worst performance of any G20 nation in 2015.” Brazil’s Petrobras scandal has finally reached Dilma Rousseff’s inner circle http://qz.com/364526/brazils-petrobras-scandal-has-finally-reached-dilma-rousseffs-inner-circle/ “With the corruption scandal coming on top of climbing unemployment, a water shortage in Brazil’s most populous city, and a bleak economic forecast, it’s no wonder Rousseff’s approval ratings are tanking [...]” Brazil's Petrobras scandal, explained http://www.vox.com/2016/3/18/11260924/petrobras-brazil “The malfeasance of the Brazilian elite, then, is coming out just as ordinary Brazilians are experiencing truly difficult times. Traditional anti-elitism and economic pressures are sparking an explosion of anger.” Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: "Concentration" Subscribe to TestTube News! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubenews TestTube now has a newsletter! Get a weekly round-up of our most popular videos across all the shows we make here at TestTube. For more info and to sign-up, click here. http://testtube.com/fwd Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq