Thousands Protest against the impeachment of Dilma Rouseff in Rio

Sunday morning April 17th, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro to protest the impeachment proceedings of the President Dilma Rousseff, claiming that it is a coup. Apafunk, Furacao 2000 and Rhythm of the Favela put the show together, that felt undeniably a bit like Carnival, but with a serious overtone.

Alas it was not enough, at 22h, after hours of political circus, hypocritical corrupt politicians (most of whom are being investigated themselves), the votes were cast to go ahead with the impeachment. This is a worrying day for democracy in Brazil.

I’m not by any means saying Dilma or PT are perfect, but this may now set a precedent for whenever those in the senate, or indeed the public, are unhappy with the President, then impeachment proceedings start. What will happen here over the coming months here, is anyone’s guess.

David Cameron, are you watching what’s going on here? hmm….