Demonstrators march in Brazil to support corruption crackdown


  • World
  • Monday, 05 Dec 2016

A woman holds a ribbon in reference to Brazil's federal judge Sergio Moro as she attends a protest against corruption at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 4, 2016. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Demonstrators protested across Brazil on Sunday to denounce corruption and a congressional vote perceived as an effort to intimidate judges and prosecutors leading graft probes.

Dressed mostly in the national colours of yellow and green, thousands marched to demand accountability at a time when Latin America's biggest country is reeling from corruption scandals, political gridlock and a prolonged economic recession.

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