Massive protests rock Brazil calling for the impeachment of the President just months before the Summer Olympics

Brazilians blame Rousseff for the country’s hard-hitting recession.

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians poured onto the streets of major cities on Sunday to protest against President Dilma Rousseff, deepening a political crisis that threatens to unseat the leftist leader amid the worst recession in a generation.

The demonstrations were the latest in a wave of anti-government rallies that lost momentum late last year but have again gained strength as a sweeping corruption investigation nears Rousseff’s inner circle.

From the Amazon jungle city of Manaus to the business hub of Sao Paulo and the capital Brasilia, protesters marched in a nationwide call for Rousseff’s removal, raising pressure on lawmakers to back ongoing impeachment proceedings against her in Congress.