2015 protests in Brazil

2015–16 protests in Brazil
Top to bottom: Demonstration in Brasília outside of the National Congress Building. Thousands protesting on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Demonstration on Paulista Avenue in downtown São Paulo.
Date	13 March 2015 – 31 July 2016 2015 15 March 2015, 12 April 2015, 16 August 2015, 13 December 2015 2016 13 March 2016, 16 March 2016, 17 April 2016, 31 July 2016
Location	Brazil — 160 cities in 26 states and the Federal District Worldwide — 6 cities
Caused by	Presidency of Dilma Rousseff Corruption, particularly the Petrobras scandal Political reform Economic crisis Negligence of public funds
Goals	Impeachment or resignation of Dilma Rousseff
Resulted in	Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
Parties to the civil conflict
Rousseff opponents Free Brazil Movement Outraged Online Come to Street Movement Straighten Brazil Order of Attorneys of Brazil Opposition politicians Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) Government of Brazil Workers' Party Communist Party of Brazil CUT Landless Workers' Movement UNE
Lead figures
Free Brazil Movement Fábio Ostermann Renan "Haas" Santos Fernando Holiday Kim Kataguiri Outraged Online Marcello Reis Come to Street Rogério Chequer Movement Straighten Brazil Ricardo Salles Order of Attorneys of Brazil Claudio Lamachia Supporting parties Change Brazil: PSDB, DEM, PPS and SD Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) Romero Jucá Michel Temer Eduardo Cunha Renan Calheiros Government of Brazil Dilma Rousseff Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Number
15 March 2015 ~ 1,000,000 – 3,000,000 12 April 2015 ~ 696,000 – 1,500,000 16 August 2015 ~ 900,000 13 December 2015 ~ 83,000 – 407,000 13 March 2016 ~ 1,400,000 – 6,900,000 16 March 2016 +10,000 17 April 2016 318,000 – 1,300,000 31 July 2016 44,000 – 151,000 13 March 2015 33,000 – 175,000 16 December 2015 98,000 – 292,000 18 March 2016 275,000 – 1,300,000
Casualties
Injuries	3
Arrested	20

Rousseff opponents

Government of Brazil

Free Brazil Movement

Outraged Online

Come to Street

Movement Straighten Brazil

Order of Attorneys of Brazil

Supporting parties
Change Brazil:

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB)

Government of Brazil

15 March 2015
~ 1,000,000 – 3,000,000

12 April 2015
~ 696,000 – 1,500,000

16 August 2015
~ 900,000

13 December 2015
~ 83,000 – 407,000

13 March 2016
~ 1,400,000 – 6,900,000

16 March 2016
+10,000

17 April 2016
318,000 – 1,300,000

31 July 2016

13 March 2015
33,000 – 175,000

16 December 2015
98,000 – 292,000

18 March 2016

In 2015 and 2016, a series of protests in Brazil denounced corruption and the government of President Dilma Rousseff, triggered by revelations that numerous politicians, many from Brazil's Workers' Party, allegedly accepted bribes connected to contracts at state-owned energy company Petrobras between 2003 and 2010, while Rousseff chaired the company's board of directors. The first protests on 15 March 2015 numbered between one and nearly three million protesters against the scandal and the country's poor economic situation. In response, the government introduced anti-corruption legislation. A second day of major protesting occurred 12 April, with turnout, according to GloboNews, ranging from 696,000 to 1,500,000. On 16 August, protests took place in 200 cities in all 26 states of Brazil. Following allegations that Rousseff's predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, participated in money laundering and a prosecutor ordered his arrest, record numbers of Brazilians protested against the Rousseff government on 13 March 2016, with nearly 7 million citizens demonstrating.

On 12 May 2016, the Federal Senate temporarily suspended Rousseff until it reached a verdict and replaced her with Vice President Michel Temer.

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