after dilma rousseff's latest legal setback, sao paulo stock exchange rose by 6.6%, its biggest increase in seven years. there are also those who want the embattled president to stay. tens of thousands demonstrated in sao paulo thursday, with many fearing a change of government could further destabilize the country. 's government does not support workers, but we cannot support overthrow because it would be replaced by one even by thoseromised interests. >> the vice president would take over until the end of her term in 2018. but many fear he will not have the political reach to implement any meaningful reforms. >> on thursday france posted its highest unemployment rate to date, with a record 3.6 million people looking for work. but the national statistics agency had good news on friday. it said the economy has grown more than previously thought in 2015, and rated it 1.2% rather than 1.1%. said thece minister 3.5% deficit put france on track to meet its 3.3% target this year. the e.u. wants its member state to have deficits of 3% national gdp. as theye the day off mark the easter day week

>> reporter: yeah, a new poll came out and it's very bad news for president dilma rousseff, a poll by the very respected polling agency here in brazil. their new poll shows 66% of brazilians polled are in favor of the impeachment process against dilma rousseff. 65% actually want her to resign. that is really bad news for rousseff. for many reasons, but primarily it also gives the opposition more power, per se, in the congress to keep pursuing this impeachment process, because they know that at least based on this poll, the majority of brazilians are in favor of impeachment. so that's bad news for rousseff, she's losing a lot of her political allies and losing a lot of the brazilian people as well. i will say there was huge, huge, pro government rallies on friday here in brasilia. there were several thousand people. sal paolo almost 100,000 pima cord to go most estimates, so per supporters are out in the streets, they are coming out, they are mobilized. but clearly this is a country very, very divided and here in brasilia, when the impeachment hearings get underway tuesday here, it's g

there's protests against the current president, dilma rousseff. i-jacob zuma denied claims that a wealthy family close to him had influence over political appointments. >>> syria's main opposition group presented a detailed memo to the u.n. essential envoy to syria on what's described as the group's vision of the transitional period of and formation of a transitional body. in response, they say the time frame is six months. >>> syria's war has been raging for five years, and in that time has killed more than a quarter of a million people. it has also created a refugee crisis the u.n. has called the biggest of our time. stephanie dekker looks at the top the war has taken. a warning some viewers may find images in her report disturbing. >> reporter: there is anonymity in grief and despair, when you're one among hundreds of thousands. >> this is not a tourist. we are humans. where is the humanity in the world? >> reporter: then occasionally there are moments when the world does want to know your name. this mass forced migration is the result of the f

pressure on dilma rousseff is said to hurt the brazilian economy further. into its worst recession this year. american banks predicting a contraction of 4.3% in 2016, worse than the 3.8% last year. years, ithose two makes the worst recession brazil has seen since records began in 1901. morgan stanley says it will be downgraded even further if the situation with dilma rousseff worsens. the governor of bangladesh's central bank has resigned against a massive cyber heist at the bank. $80 million was stolen. after it emerged, the bank did not tell the country's finance minister for a month after it happened. cyber thieves had reached the bank system and transfer the money to casinos in the philippines. paris, and bookshop is turned over a new leaf. the academic publisher closed its doors 17 years ago, but now it has been resigned -- it has been revived with the new business model. it may the outside, it not look out of the ordinary, but this small store is the first of its kind in europe. the bookshop which only sells on demand. >> it makes it a lot easier to m

remainst dilma rousseff defiant. impeachment without proof of a a crime, she says. her political future is in doubt. you have the impeachment process, and you have an opportunity to resolve the political instability creating an economic crisis. correspondent: brazilians are angry at a legit widespread corruption -- at alleged widespread corruption. scrutinyder . the building of one olympic venue has been halted while investigations continue. the economy is in freefall. sao paulo was at the heart of a brazilian revival. it is now in the grip of a recession. unemployment is rising and money is not getting to where it is needed. that includes those fighting the zika virus epidemic. a virus thought to cause microcephaly. tos laboratory is trying stop it spreading and build a vaccine. they have been promised millions of dollars of government money, but are pleading for cash. >> we are running against time. we want this out in the market to save lives and save people from having microcephaly. the more we wait, the more we will have problems. correspondent: brazil needs a

the former lieutenant leader accused dilma rousseff of funding the presidential campaign with the money. the government planned to stop the former president silva taking up a post. >> people in rural brazil watching it unfold. in a town of 20,000. a al jazeera's correspondent reports. >> the noise of horses in the streets. here it's another day on horse back, getting from one place to another. this 18-year-old looks at the politicians in his country and sees little hope. >> translation: the politicians are not there for the people. those of us that are poor, we keep trying to figure out how to pay for a bag of rice. >> reporter: here people are quiet, humble, working class and are watching from afar as the government faces the worst crisis in a generation, and are losing faith. >> we have one politician and they are corrupt. then we have another who is corrupt too. everywhere you look politicians from all sides are corrupt in this country. >> in rio de janeiro, thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets, calling for the impeachment of dilma rousseff, who they hold respo

at the moment every here i feeling that dilma rousseff is on shaky ground. >> hoe zone levels reach almost twice the acceptable limit. the vehicles were taken off the road in efforts to improve the air quality. >> 58,000 vehicles on the roads of mexico city out of 2 million cars and instruct that are on these streets every day. as you can see there is still a steady stream of traffic. this is the first air particle alert. in recent years the city has had some success in clearing magazine from this high monorail because it kept cars more than eight years old off the road. but recently the judge luise loosened that restriction. 2015 a you. >> the government is not doing enough. they're not doing what they should. >> there is strong sunlight that heats the valley, a valley that sits at 2,200 meters above sea level, so it attracts smog in this bowl formation where there are 2 million vehicles on the road every day and with industry in this valley as well, it's quite common to see high levels of air pollution. >> now an unlikely partnership has been formed to try to grow vegetables in space. na

. >>> brazil's president dilma rousseff said that she would never resign. she spoke of a court rolls of wiretaps that was a violation of national security. groups have demanded her impea impeachment. >> those who call for me to resign show thes process of impeachment. above all they're trying to incite a do yo coup d'etat. >> what else did she say, and what is the opposition response? >> yes, this was by far the most aggressive speech by dilma rousseff in refuting this impeachment process that is going on against her right now. and the congressional building you see behind me. she was very strong hides the basket that more than 65% of brazilians in the latest poll think that she should step down. she clearly said she has no plans of doing that. she said this was a grave injustice to people who voted her in office. she said this was a pretext to the opposition. this corruption investigation that they try to encircle her with. she said it was just a pretext by the opposition to get her out of office. the opposition clearly does not see it that way. they say t

. >>> antigovernment demonstrations are continuing in brazil, one day after dilma rousseff brought lula da silva back into the government. protest against lula da silva's return to government. his supporters are holding a rally and the former president is expected to attend. our correspondent daniel schweimler is joining us. there have been scuffles between lula's supporters and those against him. tell us what supporters are saying now. >> i'm in the center of sao paulo. opposition came out in huge numbers. they talked about brazilians around the country asking for the impeachment of dilma rousseff. today we have supporters of the former president lula it had 3 million people last week, and the brazilian people will be comparing what happened last week with what is happening now. people are turning out in large numbers, but there are helicopters above us. we'll compare what we saw last week, and what we have seen in the last few days here at a very tense time in brazil. >> all right, daniel, thank you very much. fol lowing developments for us in sao paulo. >>> meanwhile our top story th

among whom was the current president dilma rousseff, who in the 1970's, was a guerrilla essentially working against the u.s. supported military dictatorship. she was detained and imprisoned without trial, and then tortured brother severely. and the documents have revealed that it was the u.s. and the u.k. that actually taught the military leaders that best types of torture techniques to use. and so what you have now is not really a repeat of the 1964 coup . it is that really responsible to say it is identical to what is taking place because the impeachment against dilma is proceeding under the constitution which does provide for the impeachment. there's an independent judiciary involved in the proceedings. if you go back a look at 1964 with that coup, the leading media outlets in brazil that also hated the left-wing government because it was against their oligarchical interest, justified and supported back to and if he did it as just depicted it as necessary to uproot corruption in this left-wing government. yet the same media factions, global and the families who own it and other media out

meanwhile, dilma rousseff no longer has this chief minister position that lula da silva was filling it's a very powerful and important. it is all very confusing and there are difficult times here. all of this is happening while next week impeachment hearings begin against dilma rousseff in the building you see behind me. a lot going on here. there is a lot of uncertainty, clearly. >> with that state of uncertainty, and the state of unrest, what about the protest, are they likely to continue? >> yes, we saw huge anti-government protest last week as we've been reporting. well, last night friday night we saw the officer. we saw pro government protests all 26 states including the brazilian here the capital saw protesters that were supporting louisiana la da silva. their basic message was that we don't want a coup. they see the opposition essentially trying to do the coup against the president. the opposition does not agree with that. they say it's all very much a will of the people, the impeachment process. they're very big numbers friday night. pro government supporters. we saw several thou

brazilian president dilma rousseff last named her predecessor as chief of staff. brafs'brazil averages governmens reeling from a are corruption scandal. >> i'm very comfortable with him. we have six days of reconstruction so i'm happy with him coming. >> al jazeera marga ortigas has more. >> it's seen as a desperate act by former president lula and president rousseff, facing prosecution charges for fraud and money laundering in the state of suu pau saw paul suu . a way he is trying to regain the confidence of the public. more than 3 million brazilians came out asking her to step down all across the country over the weekend but president rousseff still believes the wider population, the poorer sections of the population as it were are still supportive of her and lula. that she might stay in power just a little bit longer. >> marga ortigas in brazil. >>> government says it laid off 6200 workers in argentina but union members say that is closer to 20,000. meanwhile, argentina's lower house has approved a payment deal with its creditors. be dlts daniel schweimledaniel

. >> in rio de jenro hundreds of thousands took to the streets calling for the impeachment of dilma rousseff who they hold responsible for economic decline and alleged close ties to corrupt officials. probe government supporters responded with huge protests of their own saying it's a coup and they won't stand for it. the deepening crisis threatens to bring down the government and it has the potential to get worse very soon. here in the capitol of brazilia, the political situation could become even more volatile this week. that's when lawmakers here in congress are expected to open the first phase no matter the differences, on this day, the one thing that brings everyone together is their local neighborhood football championship. even those far away from the traditional seats of power realize this crisis is one of the worst the country has faced for many years. gabriel, al jazeera, brazilia. joining us from the capitol, brazilia. tell us about this impeachment process. >> reporter: it's move ahead. it's going start here the national congress here, the first phase of it will begin on this tues

if they support dilma rousseff and the workers party, they are not saying, or they are going with the flow. they know what is goods for business. >> i thought the workers party would be good. lula started in a good way. we will not rest until he's in gaol. >> government supporters wear the red of the governing workers party. here supported by former president lula. on the streets in a country that has become hollerize said it's -- pollerize said it's easier to see what side of the political divide they were on. for some, business was booming. >> in indonesia, mentally ill patients are abused in institutions meant to provide help for them. human rights watch says some are chained and kept in dirty sheds. we have this story. >> reporter: for five months they have been locked up in a gauge where he lives in his own excretement. his family sometimes too afraid to feed him. after he murdered his mother and mutilate him. he was taken to a mental hospital. four months later he was back. >> they said he was cured. he injured the head of the village. my frequent and i were wounded. i'm worried

dilma rousseff has filed a criminal complaint about the senator in response to allegations he made against her. she says she knew about an embezzlement scheme at the petrobras. she has been accused of funding the presidential campaign with the money. the government plans to appeal a supreme court ruling involving lula da silva taking up a cabinet post. people living in small towns in rural brazil have been watching it all unfold. like those in brazil which has a town of 20,000. >> reporter: the noise of protest, replaced by the sounds of horses on cobbled streets. it is a normal day of getting from one place to another by horse back. when the 18-year-old looks at his politicians, he sees little hope >> translation: the politicians are there to steal from the people. for those of us who are poor, we're trying to figure out how to pay for a bag of rise. people are humble, working class and they're watching from afar as their country's government faces the worst crisis in a generation and they're losing faith. >> translation: we have a corrupt politician and then we get another. they're all c

gabriel alexander has more. >> reporter: dilma rousseff is fighting for her political survival. rousseff held an event here at the presidential palace where she unveiled new housing projects for the poor. she used the opportunity to push back forcefully against her critics and left in no uncertain terms how she feels about the impeachment process being waged against her. >> translator: impeachment without proof of crime of responsibility is what? it's a coup. this is the issue. there's no point pretending that we're discussing a hypothetical impeachment. we're discussing a very concrete impeachment without claim of responsibility. there's no point in discussing whether impeachment is or is not written in the constitution. it is. what is not written is that without crime and responsibility, impeachment can be passed legally and legitimately. the name of that is coup. >> reporter: here at congress a special committee continues their impeachment hearings. they expect to conclude their work by the second week of april. as for rousseff, her popularity continues to plummet as new poll

dilma rousseff's appointment of desilva was meant to restore public trust, but it has done the opposite. lula credited with lifting millions out of poverty during the administration is facing charges of fraud and more than laundering in relation to the national oil company petro brass. he has minimsterial immunity. she said that's not why she game him that appointment. >> translator: i'm sorry. he's coming and he's going to hope. we're going to look at growth, fiscal stability and controlling inflation. >> reporter: shortly after she said that, a federal judge leading a wider corruption investigation, released details of a conversation between rousseff and devilesilva, and desilva was tapped by police. >> reporter: although they have denied allegations of wrongdoing, demonstrators say they've had enough not just of pu politicians but the deep routed corruption. petro brass has broad down 100 executives and politicians and could bring down the entire rousseff administration. many brazilians tonight agree. people feel rousseff's leadership isn't competent enough to lead them out. >>> up n

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military forces in europe now number about 62,000. >>> brazilian president dilma rousseff is trying to fight off impeachment. a influence poll suggests she remains very unfavored with brazilians. up slightly from the single digit approval ratings. be gabriel elizondo lasgabriel . >> presidential palace she outlined new housing projects for the poor. she pushed back forcefully from her critics and left no uncertain terms how she feels about impeachment process against her. >> impeachment without process is away? it's a coup. there is no point pretending, we are discussing a very concrete impeachment. there is no point in discussing whether impeachment is or is not written in the constitution. it is. but what is not written is that without crime and responsibility impeachment can be passed legallily and legitimately. the name of that is coup. >> a special committee continues their impeachment hearings. they expect to continue their hearings by the second week in april. as for rousseff, her approval rating continues to plummet. on thursday more protests are planned in a country as divided

demonstrations have taken place in other cities at dilma rousseff's appointment of lula da silva. they see it as an attempt to protect him in a corruption case. >> translation: this was the most the president hoped would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular predecessor being appointed chief of her cabinet. it didn't last long. she didn't let the engineers get in the way. she called government supporters brave braz quicklyians. -- brazilians. i count on the experience of him. i count on his identity. the identity that he has with this country, with the people of this country that count on this. lula da silva chief of staff of the civil house. >> reporter: outside the presidential pal's anti-government protesters clashed with lula da silva supporters. both sides frustrated and angry at the many different and contradictory turns the country's politics have taken. the demonstrations are not limited to the capital. for the second day in a row, thousands took to the streets in cities across the country. tired of corruption and their politicians. despite the massive pro

it has no it is for the prosecution of dilma rousseff and lula da silva on corruption charges. it has adopted the green yellow and blue of the brazilian flag. >> translation: the colors are back because we want justice and an end of the corruption and the removal of the presidential which we hope will happen soon. >> reporter: many government supporters are unhappy with what they see as the high jacketing of national symbols. this is always quick to meet the needs of a demanding public, including these surplus national team football shirts. >> translation: sales for these shirts had dried up since we lost seven to one in the world cup. now they're popular again. >> reporter: the movement's growth has boosted sales, especially of the national flag at a time when unemployment is rising and the economy shinking. >> translation: suddenly everyone wag looking for brazilian bsh bsh was looking for brazilian flags t all sizess. >> reporter: these inflatable dolls sell well too, their message clear and simple. they're trying to forge a culture and identity, a street vendor culture. it'

dilma rousseff's appointment of her mentor and predecessor lula da silva was meant to restore public trust, but it has done the opposite. lula da silva who was credit with lifting millions out of poverty overture hig administration is facing charges of fraud and money laundering in relation to petrobras. taking the post gives him ministerialial immunity. dilma rousseff said that wasn't with why she gave him the position >> translation: i am sorry, he is coming. he is going to help. we will look at controlling inflation. >> reporter: shortly after she said that, a federal judge who was leading a wider corruption vepgs released details of a conversation between dilma rousseff and lula da silva. he had been tapped by federal police >>> although she and lula da silva have denied allegations of wrongdoing, people say they have had enough, not just of politicians but of the entire system of deep-rooted corruption. the investigation has been going on for two years now. it has brought down 100 business executives and politicians and could bring down the entire dilma rousseff administration.

there has been talk about it for many months, possibly trying to impeach dilma rousseff. now it is not talk. it is very much a process that is moving forward and it's real and the political situation here in the capital is going to get very tense and even more polarized than it is now once this first hearing begins which we expect to happen again this tut >>> so the process-- this tuesday >>> so the process is happening and the poll relating to the impeachment has been released. what does it say? >> reporter: yes. i didn't quite hear all of your question, but i think i heard most of it. a new poll came out by a very respected polling firm here in brazil called batafolia. it is bad enough for the president. it said that 56% of brazil i don't knows that they-- braz brazilians thought she should be impeached and 65% think she should step down. it gives more support to the opposition who feels they can continue this impeachment process knowing that they do have the majority of support of people on the streets, at least given this poll. i will say that her supporters came out

i'm going to help my colleague dilma rousseff to help her do what she needs to do for the country >> reporter: as he was speaking, the supreme court was blocking his appointment to the government >>> we are still monitoring events for you in istanbul and also the crash. we have the sports news in just a moment. formula world champion lewis hamilton starts off women. stay with us. with us. >>> every year greenland loses many people seeking a life elsewhere. the population is just 56,000. a few years ago this tiny country was hoping to stand on its own two feet by cutting ties with denmark. >> reporter: growing up in greenland has changed. children here would once have been designed to be hunters, fishermen or reindeer hearders. the country has severe social problems like alcoholism and unemployment. every year hundreds leave to seek a better life in denmark, the colonial ruler. others give up altogether. this single mother has attempted suicide twice and escaped problems at home. she is running a suicide prevention company as she tries to build a better life back in nu u.k. >> of cour

dilma rousseff, the president of brazil, has all sorts of problems. there is a huge scandal with petrobras. she is not going to escape it. she has serious problems. she protected her mentor, putting him on the cap. she is in the middle of impeachment procedures. we saw a huge amount of put buying in brazilian banks. a huge put by. they bought about 110,000 on the june 6 puts, paying about $.28. the other big bank in brazil -- the june 7 trade there. the june timeframe seems to be where a lot of the volatility trading is taking place. apparently, that is about the timeframe where maybe a lot of ead with theo h president. it is supposed to take a couple of months for the congress to figure out whether they will move forward with impeachment proceedings. it looks like june is the month to own in ewz and the brazilian banks. betty: -- second worst the performer on the e in the last few hours or so. wz what you want to do with the ewz? , the brazil etf? the brazilian etf? mr. sebastian: i think it is a time to fade the move. i like holding june. ports,owni

as for dilma rousseff, her popularity continues to flument. a new policy shows 69% of brazilians disapprove of the job she is doing. on thursday for protests are planned >>> the man accused of hijacking an egypt aeroplane with a fake suicide belt has and in a cyprus court. egyptian national held up the plane on tuesday. me was remanded in-- he was remanned in custody for eight days. the plane took off from alexandria but was diverted to cyprus. all the passengers made it to their designation, cairo. it has been almost a year when kenya's university was attacked. security forces have blamed al-shabab supporters hiding in camps that house somali refugees, but as catherine soi reports from dedaab in northern kenya, refugees are saying they're also victims of the armed group. >> reporter: a security control in this camp, one of five camps in this area in north-eastern kenya. at night these young refugees will take over security operations in the sprawling camp which is home to more than 100,000 somalis. just before dark they map out their routes.

she said dilma rousseff used some money to fund her presidential campaign. hundreds of mourners have been paying their respects to the victims of saturday's plane crash in southern russian. grieving relatives laid flowers for their loved ones and passengers and crew who died. they say it could take weeks to determine the actual cause of the crash. a bus carrying foreign students has crashed in north-east yern spain killing 13 people. rescue workers have been removed the wreckage from the crash site halfway between valencia and barcelona. the driver hit a railing before the bush crashed into the wrong side of the driveway and hit a car. a controversial film predicting a grim future for hong kong and its chinese rule has been nominated for the best picture in the city's upcoming awards. it has been selling out despite moves to limit its release. >> reporter: the film is called 10 years. it is a feature-length package of five short films by different directors that predicts what life will be like in hong kong in 2025. it is a bleak picture of a city firmly in t

of dilma rousseff. blamed by many in brazil for letting the economy plunge into a worse reflection in 25 years. margo orteeinga has more. >> organizers estimate that millions turned out across brazil to call for the impeachment. of dilma rousseff. this is the largest demonstration since the corruption scandal broke out two years ago. that has to do with allies and members of government receiving a kickback and bribe in relation to state-owned oil companies petrogas, people are tired of being lied to and tired of the terrible state. here to lead them out of it. many saying it was possible. other politicians and members of the competition, saying potentially it breaks away from the government. this could turn the tide against julianark ruhfus. >> -- dilma rousseff >>> next - a closer look at the show down in hoe. there's a lot at -- ohio. there's a lot at stake. in july, cleveland will be the home. a look at how the city is getting ready for the national spotlight. and in alaska. questions remain about a

. >>> brazilian president dilma rousseff's fight against impeachment just became more difficult. coming up, the large part of the contribution that's abandoning her. >>> they declare t"the acc blit crisis over except in some extreme cases. >>> two police officers were killed and another four injured during a protest today against a bus fare hike in venezuela. protesters hijacked the bus from a terminal driving it to a demonstration. the officers were hit when the protesters tried to drive the bus through a police cordon. the protest follows the decision earlier this month to double bus fares. >>> brazil's largest party is abandoning dilma rousseff and splitting from the governing coalition. this could make rousseff more vulnerable in ongoing impeachment proceedings. we have the report from the capital brasila. >> the party is the biggest in brazil, and it controls 68 votes in congress. so now this was her key ally party in hr her coalition. with the entire party breaking away from rousseff's ruling coalition, it signals that her coalition is crumbling. what that means four on a p

rousseff's impeachment. they are upset at the poor state of the economy. but most of all, they want an end to corruption and a clean up of the government. >> we want it to change for better lives for the brazilians. >> they are politician, they are burglars. they are stealing and we are here for justice. >> reporter: numerous corruption allegations have surfaced over the last two years involving high-level politicians and the state-run oil company petrobras. last week rousseff's mentor the former president was charged by sao paulo prosecutors for allegedly hiding his wealth. during his presidency, lula was seen as a people's champion bringing millions out of poverty. now many here want to see him in jail. even more people came out than originally expected. organizers put that down to brazilians growing tired, they say, of politicians and their lies and the judge that's pursuing the corruption investigation is being hailed here as a national hero. millions turned out across brazil's largest cities including r

and -- brazil's lower house could impeach dilma rousseff. we go live to sao paulo with the latest. plus, apple's iphone strategy. more bloomberg markets coming up after the break. ♪ david: you are watching "bloomberg markets." i am david gura. thermo fisher scientific was topped over the bid as origin bids 1.5 the dollars for affymetrix. bankers for valeant pharmaceuticals is trying to gauge how to avoid going into default. that is according to people familiar with them. valean was required to file its 10kt under its credit agreement but it failed to do so. u.s. prosecutors are in the final days of a bribery allegation with walmart. those close to the matter say that those in china have been blamed with disclosure rules. they are looking into alleged corruption within the retail giant. and that is the bloomberg business flash. and former u.s. nato commander admiral james to previous -- mes [indiscernible] looking -- james stav about the situation with refugees. i am notat the moment, optimistic about the talks between turkey and the european union, which are designed to stem that

a federal judge has suspended the nomination of lula da silva as brazilian president dilma rousseff's chief of staff. bureauomberg sÃo paulo chief jointly with the latest. this is one that has had reverberations around the world. tell us, what happened during mr. lula's swearing-in ceremony? julia: he had a tumultuous swearing-in ceremony. a lot of people were chanting "there will be no coup." outside and all around the country you could hear people banging pots and pans, sort of a popular type of protest in brazil, protesting the nomination, continuing the protests we saw last night after he was named. mark c.: julia, the irony here is that president lula, he was very popular when he was in office. is this latest development having some sort of effect on his legacy? julia: dilma rousseff herself called him today one of the most important political leaders -- the most important political leader of this country when she was on his swearing-in ceremony. now we are seeing all the audiotapes that leaked yesterday or were released yesterday with him criticizing the prosecutor general and

how bad are things for dilma rousseff? >> she is in big trouble; no getting around that. the historical kingmakers in brazilian politics -- that they have left, it to symbolic moment. it's not over for her there is a long way t -- there is a longo go. but right now, we'r have to see how she will sit about. francine: this she have a guardian angel? the former president lula? >> yes, and this is interesting hand, she is faced with the risk of parliamentary numbers, see how she gets the numbers to survive. against that are street politics. lula is extremely popular, certainly in the northeast of the country, the heartland of the workers party. he's extremely popular, and there are a lot of people who say he is responsible for why my family is not starving. people are terrified that if that will be taken away. a is certain extent, lul a not her guardian angel, but he personifies her biggest selling. francine: what i was struggling to understand is that a lot of it -- there are charges of corruption, turning a blind eye to stuff, but it is also economic incompetence. if you lo

nevitt's, the senator who narrowly lost to dilma rousseff. where is he? julia: he attended the protests yesterday veryte briefly. overall the protesters were not happy to have politicians, whether it be opposition or non-opposition in the protests, so he made a brief attendance. brazilians are sort of fed up with any sort of corruption in any sort of politician. they just want something new. ,o he had been on the sidelines but not really emerging as a strong political figure at this point. us.d: thank you for joining up next, iran's oil minister sending a bold message after trying to bolster the country's crude output. the impact on the global oil market, up next on "bloomberg ." ♪ jon: crude is falling on news that iran plans to boost crude output. country's oil minister said, "leave us alone until then." joining us now, energy analyst andy cosgrove. great to have you with us this morning. thellion barrels a day is high. is that news to you, or did you expect it? andy: i do not think this is much of a surprise. it should not be much of a surprise t

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another factor, growing speculation tha about the downfl of president dilma rousseff. joining us is albert ramos of goldman sachs did inflation figures were lower than many expected. alberto: this is the recession of historical proportions and we should be talking about inflation -- deflation, to be honest. expect inflation to converge towards 7% by the end of the year. given the magnitude of the recession, not a great achievement. tracy: alberto, you are saying it is recession. in january you said brazil was a mess. yet we have seen investors pile into the asset class. the brazilian reality is the best performer this year. what is going on here? alberto: it is a reflection of the probability of urging change that regime change and all the allegations related to the investigation. the market may be betting on a political transition that may lead to a more stable political environment, more conducive to the structural reforms the country needs. that is behind a rally we have and thethe equities external environment has been somewhat more friendly, and brazil is benefiti

rousseff. these are pictures from rio de janeiro where demonstrations have been peaceful, rousseff is embodied in a corruption scanned and facing impeachment in congress and also deeply unpopular because of the faltering economy. brazil's supreme court will rule on wednesday over whether she should be impeached over claims she doctored count to boost the economy. she was head of the the petrobras when alleged bribes and kickbacks first began. her chief mentor has also been linked with the petrobras scanned and charged with money laundering, despite all of this rousseff said they would be proud to have lula in her government. mar go ortigas is in sao paulo and says many are watching the demonstrations and actively consider where their loyalties lie. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of brazilians are take to go the streets all across the country calling for the impeachment of their president dilma rousseff. now rousseff and members of your ruling workers party are struggling to survive through

big story, brazil's largest party abandoning president dilma rousseff. let's check in with julie hyman on a check of results stock markets. big news. julie: and this was big for her to come just weeks before she is facing an impeachment vote, so now that this party is no longer with her, it could potentially make it more likely. as we have seen all along throughout this potential impeachment saga, on any glimmer of her being removed from power we have seen stocks rally. that has happened once again today with the brazilian stock index of about .8%, although it has come down off its highs of the session to some degree. itsvespa is said to have best month since 1999. you see this 20% rally we have seen in brazilian stocks. particular, petrobras, is when we have been tracking closely because rousseff is closely linked with of company, or had been in the past, and that is one of the allegations of corruption, it has to do with her relationship with that company. .7%can see that stock is up today. we have been watching the brazilian currency, the central bank

rousseff. lula da silva es investigado por presunta corrupciÓn, en la causa de soborno. enfrenta un pedido de prisiÓn. Últimamente han habido varias manifestaciones. en repÚblica dominicana, lÍderes religiosos, estÁn pidiendo la destituciÓn, del embajador estadounidense. es gay y estÁ casado. vamos con la nota. ♪ ♪ >> el embajador de estadounidenses, es el centro de una gran polÉmica, en repÚblica dominicana. luego que se abriera la primera cÁmara de comercio en el paÍs. >> porque Él ha venido no a representar a su paÍs, a representar, una minorÍa que incurre en una prÁctica conductual, que para los dominicanos, no es buena. >> la posiciÓn del embajador de estados unidos, su preferencia. yo creo que los dominicanos estamos llamados a respetar. >> el hombre que es cuestionado por diversos sectores, por presuntamente tener una agenda gay, dice que su crÍticas estÁn llenas de odio. nosotros no hacemos caso, seguimos construyendo retos positivos que estamos teniendo. pero par

brazil's tension political situation has many losing faith in dilma rousseff's leadership. a report. >> reporter: the noise of protest replaced by the sound of horses galloping on cobblestone streets. here it's just another day on horseback get from one place to another. and when 18-year-old bals lop pez looks at politicians in his country, he sees little hope. we keep trying to figure out how to pay for a bag of rice. >> here, people are quiet, humble, working claand they are watching from afar as their country's government faces the worst crisis in a generation and they are losing faith. >> we get one politician and they are corrupt. then we get another who is corrupt, too. everywhere you look, politicians from all sides are corrupt in this country. hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets calling for the impeachment who they hold responsible for sxlik decline and alleged close ties to corrupt officials. proceed government supporters responded with huge protests of their own saying it's a coup and they won't stand for it. the deepening crisi

. >> -- he's replied it's me >>> in brazil dilma rousseff's political mentor, silva says she can survive the pressure for her impeachment. he is also facing corruption allegations. lulu was made chief of staff only to block the appointment. >> the u.n. secretary-general says he regrets using the term occupation to describe the occupation of western sahara. >> it has led to morocco expelling staff from the country. >> finally - remarkable pictures of a self-styled strong man from egypt. from breaking cement locks to rubbing glass in his eye. he performed strength with his teeth, feats of strength with his teeth, lifting trucks. he claims to be endowed with biological make up and is ready to under go tests to prove it. more stories online for you. 24/7 at aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪ >> thanks or the joining us, i'm joie chen. making work pay. california leaders just cut a deal to make its minimum wage in the nation's highest $15 whe afternoon hour when it takes effect in 2022 and when

major victory for the opposition since it means that the investigation against lula will continue while dilma rousseff's hold on the presidency is weakened. >> dozens of people have been killed in a series of airstrikes in the northern syrian city of raqqa. it's an ill stronghold and the target of syrian government and russian attacks. the syrian observatory for human rights say 39 people guid died on saturday. air raids hit a hospital, former army base and other neighborhoods. >>> palestinian ministry of health said that a teenager was killed near the disputed ibrahim mosque in hebron. the man tried to stab a soldier before being shot dead. there has been continuing violence in the region since october with 204 palestinians and 29 israelis killed. >> vetters will head to the polls on sunday to elect a new leader. they're confident that he'll expend his term in office. the opposition office said that the vote is flawed. >> president of the republican of congo for a long time. he has ruled this oil producing nation from 1979 to 1992. after a brief civil war he regained power in 1997. he then w