Protests cloud Brazil acting president's political honeymoon
AFP on May 17, 2016, 1:51 pm Protests cloud Brazil acting president's political honeymoon BrasÃlia (AFP) - Street protests and controversy over the absence of female ministers clouded Brazilian acting president Michel Temer's political honeymoon as he began his first full week in power.Temer took over from President Dilma Rousseff last week after the Senate voted to open an impeachment trial on charges that she illegally manipulated the budget.The 75-year-old center-right leader ha..>> view originalYouTube pranksters jailed in UK
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