on wednesday, there were fresh protests against dilma rousseff in several cities. >> dilma is a manipulator and is manipulated by the former president. the workers' party can't continue in power. >> her popularity crashed amidst a widening scandal petrogas. prosecutors linked dozens of politicians and members of dilma rousseff's workers party to bribes and kickbacks worth hundreds of millions of dollars. last sunday dozens of protests were held across brazil in which more than a million marched. many called for her impeachment. meanwhile, pro-dilma rousseff protests attracted a few thousand people. sierra leone's president sacked his deputy after he was kicked out of the ruling party. the president says that he abandoned his duties after he tried to seek asylum in the u.s. he was expelled from the all-people's congress party on march the 6th after being accused of inciting unrest. security forces took control of his compound in the capital. >> villages and former rebels in senegal came together to protect their markets. very this report on saving trees in southern senegal. >> reporter: a 20

and the irony is that dilma rousseff was tortured by the regime. people are calling for her impeachment. she and her cabinet and others in the workers party were attacked on that very democracy. >> there's hundreds of thousands of people. it is impressive and colourful. there are divisions that may be reflected by the people on the streets. how influential can the people be. it's not long ago that the country voted her back in by democratic process. are the people making their feelings known or is there a possibility of a movement that sees her unseated in some way? >> well they are motivated by two things by the fact that this petrogas scandal in which dozens of politicians in dilma rousseff's coalition has been investigated. they have a chance and she was the chairman of a company during the years in which the scandal takes place. there's no links to her, but they know that she's close to that scandal and are motivated by the fact that there is a precedent for a brazilian president since the renewal of democracy in the '80s. the president has bee

president dilma rousseff and her allies have been accused of involvement in a corruption standard. adam raney reports now from soo appealo. >> a vocal but -- sao paulo. >> a small group supporting petrogas and calling for dilma rousseff's impeachment. signs saying that we are oil workers, we are not corrupt. expressing fear in leftist ranks that the corruption scandal could lead to calls for its privatisation. >> look, there has been corruption in petrogas it's not normal to have it. it has to be fixed. they need to be removed. it attracted members of brazil's movement, while critical of austerity is against efforts to impeach the president. the largest city occupied a block on a busy avenue. most who showed up were long-time supporters of the workers party. dating back. >> they did a lot to move the country forward. >> she was elected democratically. because of that they have to defend president dilma, that's why we are in the streets. >> reporter: hundreds of riot police were called out. it's unlikely that the small demonstrations across the government boost the popularity which

all but one of dilma rousseff's governing collision. vet jers -- investigators allege that bribes were paid for contract at petrogas. president dilma rousseff was on the board, but that is been cleared of involvement in the scheme. thinking before the list of names was released. she said the focus was on fixing brazil's struggling economy. >> translation: we are entering a new phase in confronting the crisis. a new trajectory so we can grow. >> the scandals shook the establishment and under mined dilma rousseff narrowly elected, and struggling to stave off elections. >> they are under pressure from public opinion to take this. this is an enormous corruption scandal involving the largest company in brazil. petrogas, which happens to be a state company. >> reporter: the petrogas scandal has been developing for months and some are calling for accountability before the investigation is completed. >> translation: you wouldn't meet to wait for the end of the investigation for the sentencing protest. if there's evidence against na member of pa

la anti dilma rousseff. colores verde y amarillo. ve cesiÓn econÓmica. >>> hoy se cumplen exactamente 30 aÑos de la vuelta de la democracia a brasil y en un dÍa que deberÍa ser de celebraciÓn nacional. ocurre justamente lo contrario. calles repletas de gente, protestas y de gritos pidiendo la salida anticipada de dilma rousseff. >>> nosotros no a aguantamos mÁs. y a partir de hoy. nunca en la historia de la mucho humanidad como se saqueo brasil en los Últimoss 16 aÑos >>> a los lemas opositores habituales se suman otros mÁs velo beligerantes. >>> estamos sufriendo un golpe de estados unidos y lo peor que no dan la cara, lo hacen escondidos debajo de la mesa. >>> nosotros ganamos las elecciones, pero desgraciadamente ellos no quieren aceptar el resultado de las urnas >>> este resultado fue una victoria de rousseff, pero tan ajustada que ahora se refleja en la divisiÓn de la calle. por los escÁndalos de corrupciÓn. lejos de a apaciguar aumento anula tensiÓn en brasil. >>> permÍtanos hacer una breve pausa, al regresar a noticiero telemu

key allies of president dilma rousseff. victoria gatenby reports. >>> former president and the speakers of both chambers of congress and all but one from president dilma rousseff's governing coalition. state owned oil firm petrobras. president rousseff chaired the board of petrobras for seven years when much of the corruption was alleged to have taken place. she has been cleared of any involvement in the scheme. she says her focus is on fixing brazil's struggling economy. >> translator: we are now entering a new phase in confronting the crisis, in which a number of new methods will be needed. >> but the scandal has been damaging to rousseff who was just reelected last year. >> politicians are under enormous public pressure, pressure from public opinion to take this seriously -- this is an enormous public scandal involving the largest public company in brazil, petrobras that happens to be a government company. >> accountable even before the investigation is completed. >> you wouldn't necessarily have to wait for the end of t

dating back to rousseff's predecessor, luis de silva. >> especially for the working class. >> she was elect end democratically so because of that we have to defend president dilma, definitely so that's why we protest in the streets. >> reporter: hundred of riot police were called out but the demonstration remained peaceful. bolstering rousseff's popularity at a historic low. shrinking economy high inflation and a weaking currency. never attracted the tens of thousands of people that organizers were hoping for across brazil being turnout was lower than expelled. president rousseff has instructed her cabinet to stay indoors over the weekend and register destiny impact it play have on the government. adam rainey, al jazeera, sao paulo. >> former president of the maldives was sentenced to terrorism charges. he denied ordering arrests. laheed which was the maldives first democratically elected president. >> swedish prosecutors say they are ready to fly olondon to question julian asange. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: at the ecuadorian embassy, from his almost three year confinement inside, julian asange is said to have welcomed a swedish prosecutor's request to qu

people have supported dilma rousseff's work for decades. places like this the company could count on. tough times. rising employment have chipped away at the loyalty. they have been installing car stereos. things have never been so slow. >> i used to have six or seven types of day. >> his half-brother-a good paying job. he's been unemployment for six months and helps at the shop when there's wok. he voted twice for the predecessor who credits here. he supported rusev. we voted for dilma believing in her. i voted again for her. now, unfortunately, she is abandoning us. over the past 12 years, the workers party policy helps to bring millions out of poverty. the growth of the middle class is tougher for the party. that is clear in the selection. the poor voted mostly for the government and for the position. this was truly divided. if the guys become middle class, to lose them. one reason they are losing them is high prices. they lived here almost all their life. it's at the market that you feel the pinch the most. >> so what he is telling us i

taking bribes from all but one from president dilma rousseff's governing coalition. paying bribes to get lucrative contracts for petrobras. much of the corruption is believed to have taken place the president has been cleared of any involvement in the scheme. speaking before the list of names was released, she says her focus is on restoring brazil's flag economy. >> a new trajectory so we can grow. >> but the scandal has shaken the brazilian stability. >> this is an enormous scandal involving the largest company in brazil petrobras which happens to be a state company. >> law make rs held accountable even before the investigation is completed. >> you wouldn't necessarily have to wait for the end of the investigation or for sentencing process. if there was evidence against that member of parliament, it would go to the ethics board and then to the floor for an open vote by the chamber of deputies. >> under brazilian law elected officials can only be tried by the supreme court which must now decide with the help of prosecutors whether there is enough proof to put them on

all but one from president dilma rousseff's governing coition. coalition. lucrative contracts from petrobras the state owned oil company. speaking before the list of names was released she said her focus was on fixing brazil's struggling economy. >> translator: we are now entering a new phrase in confronting the crisis in which a number of different measures will be needed, a new trajectory so we can grow. >> reporter: but the scandal has shaken the brazilian establishment, and rousseff who was just reelected last year and trying to stave off the opposition. >> under enormous public pressure pressure from public opinion to take this seriously this is an enormous corruption scandal involving the largest company in brazil, petrobras that happens to be state company. >> reporter: the petrobras scandal has been developing for months. >> translator: you wouldn't necessarily have to wait for the end of the investigation or for the sentencing process. if there was evidence against that member of parliament, it would go to the ethics board and then to the floor for

when he couldn't run he supported dilma rousseff. >> i voted for dilma, believing in her. her first term things from okay. i voted again for her. putting moi faith in her. now, unfortunately, she's abandoning us. >> over the past 12 years, the policies helped to bring millions out of poverty, creating a larger middle class. the growth of that has made it tougher for the party. >> the poor voted mostly for the government. and this was divided. if the guys are more middle class, you can lose them. >> one reason they are losing them are high prices. this man says it's at the market that people feel the pinch the most. >> what he is telling us is rice, oil, coffee basics even eggs, have gone up 15%. most people won't be among this. they won't be marching for support either. pope francis misses his freedom. >> during an interview, the pontiff expect to stay on the job for possibly five years. >> the only thing i would love is to go one day in a pizzeria. without anyone recognising me. i say this as an example. because in buenos aires, i loved being out in the street. a 78-year-

in brazil, president dilma rousseff spoke. the protesters called for her to leave office, in light of the scandal over petrobras the state owned oil company. >> reporter: the day after protesters, everyone is taking stock of what the impact of those protests may be. you have people who support the impeachment of president rousseff feeling it will build momentum to help her step down, meanwhile she and the top level cabinet members are trying decide what the best move is, they would address issues of corruption and also tackle political reform in this country. two big issues but issues they promised to address before. we have been speaking to people and this is what they had to say. >> politicians will respond only if people take action. >> translator: in my opinion there is no basis for impeachment legally speaking,. >> translator: brazillians don't want corruption, this doesn't represent who we are. we need to change that situation, the only way we have to do this is the voice of the people taking to the street. >> dilma rous

can exactly it scandal is a distraction you also see at these protests, people out saying that dilma rousseff must stay in power. on sunday tens of thousands are expected to march across brazil calling for the impeachment of dilma rousseff. it is unlikely that she would be impeached, but she's one of the most disliked president at this time of her term. >>> concern about the e.u.'s agriculture and fishery policies led to problems for finland's finland's-e.u. membership. >>> prosecutors have previously refused to travel to london during assange assange accusation in in 2012. >> from his almost three-year confinement inside, julian assange is said to have welcomed a swedish prosecution request to interview him here. it's ledge that had assange committed sex crimes including rape involving two women in swede no one 2010. allegations he always denied saying the sexual encounterers in question from consensual. >> we see this as a victory for assange. we see this as evidence that we were right all the time, that the prosecutor was wrong all the time and we welcome her initiative. >> in 2012 assange

dilma rousseff announced a series of anticorruption pressures on business. it would bar those with a criminal record for running from office, criminalize slush funds used to finance campaigns and allow for the seizure of assets of those guilty of corruption. >> we have to open our eyes wide and say the time for brazil to put an end to this process to these crimes or these practices but continue to corrode our insides the time is now! >> reporter: the announcement comes on the same day that new polls showed rousseff's popularity falling to a new low. according to the data poll, 62% of respondents said rousseff's government was bad or terrible. that's the worst ranking for a president since 1992 when president fernando collard was indicted for corruption. there were devil -- there were several pro tests. >> the party can't continue in power. >> reporter: rousseff's popularity has crashed amidst a widening corruption scandal at possess toronto -- petrobras. they linked people to bribes and kickbacks to hundreds of millions of dollars. dozens of protests were he

. >> reporter: responding to a wave of anti-government protests, president dilma rousseff announced a series of anticorruption measures. if passed. it would criminalize slush funds and allow for the seizure of assets. >> translation: we have to open our eyes wide and say the time for brazil to put an end to the process, for these crimes and practices, that continue to corrode the inside. the time is now. >> reporter: the announcement comes phone the same day that a new poll shows popularity falling to a low. according to a poll 62% of respondents said rusev's government was bad or terrible. it was the worst ranking for a president when the president was impeached for corruption. wednesday, there was protests against dilma rousseff in several cities. >> dilma is a manipulator, and she is manipulated by former president. the workers party can't continue in power. the popularity crashed amidst a corruption scandal. prosecutors have linked dozens of politicians in members of the workers party to bribes and kickbacks worth hundreds of millions of dollars. dozens of protests were held acros

one of the demands the impeachment of democratically elected president dilma rousseff only two months into her second term. worries about an economy that seems weaker every day. >> the feelings that the brazilian people have is that they are taking our money and we don't have anything -- we don't have anything back, uh, you, you know, they take taxes and taxes and taxes and we don't have anything back. >> poor people leaving everything else rising taxes not bring the same equal rights to everyone. >> reporter: tens of thousands marched in other cities too along rio de janeiro's copa cabana beach the calls were to have the president out. thousands of people have come out to march on sunday and ironically its the 30th anniversary of return of democracy in brazil. people marching say they're drinking in democracy but their opponents think this is an attack on this very democracy. there were conservative strains visible. signs calling for military intervention and rejection of communism. opponents of rousseff often accuse her of following. justice minister that the president is listening

all but one from dilma rousseff's coalition. private firms paid corrupt officials. state-owned oil firm. the president chaired board where much of the corruption is believed to have taken place. she's been cleared of involvement. speaking before the list of games. the focus was on the struggling economy. >> we are entering a new phase in confronting the crisis in which a number of measures would be needed. but the scandal has taken the establishment and under mined support for ruse you dilma rousseff and is struggling to stave off the res session. petrogas matters have been brewing for months. you wouldn't necessarily have to wait until the end of the investigation or the sentence process. if there was evidence it would go to the ethics board and then to the floor. under brazilian law. elected politicians could only be tried by the supreme court. and it must be decided whether there is enough proof to put them on trial. >> a madison wisconsin police officer is on leave after shooting and killing an unarmed black teenager. 19 year-old died after assaulting an officer

. >> reporter: here, a working class area the president dilma rousseff has been supported. it's places like this across brazil that the party could count on turn out from their candidates. duff tough tips chipped away at loulty. this man has installed carsteros. things have never been slow. >> i used to have six or seven cars a day, now i'm happy to make one. his half-brother had a steady paying job. he's been unemployed for six months and helps at the shop when there's work. he voted twice for his predecessor, whom he credits with making a living. he supported rusev. >> i voted for dilma, believing in her. i voted for her. now, unfortunately, she's abandoning us. >> over the past 12 years, the workers party policies brought millions out of poverty. >> that became clear in the election. >> the poor voted for the government. it enables them to be more middle class. >> reporter: a reason they are losing them is high prices. they are telling us oil, coffee. ecks. they are going up 15-10%. they will not be fighting to support them. >> wikipedia found that julian assange may be

former king of spain, juan carlos was present, and several regional heads of states includingesing dilma rousseff of brazil. michelle bachelet of chile, and the cuban leader raul castro. many stayed away. little uruguay is not top of everyone said priority list. >> translation: you've just seen a big embrace between an outgoing president and an incoming one, a gesture strengthening our democracy. >> the 75-year-old doctor served as president from five to 2010. heading the left wing brode front alliance and breaking the hold uruguay's two traditional parties held since foundation. he invested in health education and improving working continues. conditions. an oncologist he fought the tobacco industry. >> translation: we hope to see another government like the last one he led helping women, children and the elderly. >> translation: he works for the people, with the people and is fighting for them. that's the great thing he's done. >> he's taken over from this man, a former rebel fighter jose mujica, from the same political alliance, but with a different style. tabar vazquez is more formal, less ide

they're calling for president dilma rousseff to resign. and they're showing their frustration over the corruption the sluggish economy, and rising prices. protesters are angry about a massive bribery and kickback scandal at the state-controlled oil firm petrobras. prosecutors say they're now investigating many senior officials of the ruling party. some demonstrators are also calling on political leaders to improve the nation's struggling economy. >> translator: prices are going up. tomatoes sugar, oil. you name it. everyone is getting poor. >> translator: rousseff is not qualified to be president. she is incompetent politically, ethically, and technically. >> well the president's approval rating sits at 23%, the lowest number since she took office. analysts say public anger and economic uncertainty may impact the country's hosting of the olympic and paralympic games next year. >>> now, let's see what's happening in the world of business. here's ron madison from the biz desk. ron? >> thank you miki. prime minister shinzo abe has admitted th

. >>> brazil a president dilma rousseff vows to crack down on corruption.ook part of nationwide rallies demanding her impeachment because of corruption. >>> the white house has criticized benjamin netanyahu for using divisive language during the israeli election campaign of a spokesman for president obama says israel's prime minister used rhetoric that sought on marginalize arab israeli citizens. netanyahu said if reelected he wouldn't allow the recreation of a palestinian state. >> reporter: glistening in the early spring sunshine the israeli settlement, and in the distance a cross valley the palestinian town of bethlehem. construction of this settlement began back in 1997 during benjamin netanyahu's first term as prime minister. desperate to shore up his white wing support he returned here in the last days of his campaign, with this as a backdrop he stated specifically the reason for its creation was to block palestinian access to southern jerusalem. for the first time stating publically what palestinians had argue today years that the creation of settlem

now, as the petrobras investigation moves its way closer and closer to dilma rousseff parts of sao paulong out of water. expensive to do business in brazil. bill rhodes, you are now of william r rhodes global advisors, you have been in brazil since the cardoza government in the 1990's. after that debt restructuring, brazil had a chance to make changes, what has it failed to do in the last 15 years? bill: they have made a lot of progress. from the agreement in 1994, running for two terms of president. the next leader build a basis for the economy. he was lucky because he had a great policy. watching levy -- joaquin levy was his deputy. in the last four or five years they ignored a lot of structural reforms. so they did not reform the tax system, they did not refund the pension system. they did not have a fiscal reform. that is coming home to hit them now. brendan: is it fair to say they had been tackling government by government problems? they created the real as a credible currency. they tackle poverty. it is the last step no one has been willing to get into corruption. bill: obviously t

tens of thousands of people are expected to rally calling for the impeachment of dilma rousseff. she's one of the most unpopular presidents at this time in her term in office. >> adam, with the latest from sao paolo. thank you. >>> now it is often described as the world's most secretive state and one notoriously difficult for residents to leave. those who do manage to escape north korea usually make their way to the country's southern neighbor. but a handful of refugees will make a new life in the u.s. >> reporter: in their small appointment, they prepare breakfast. their children, 14 and 9 get up for school. the daily morning routine is never taken for granted because they're north koreans who fled during famine. >> one by one people die from starvation including neighbors. i had no choice. i wanted to live so i di effected. >> one day they both born after the kims escaped, will learn that their parents had another life and other children. but for now they've chosen to say little. >> i don't want to share our story with my children yet. our past isn't important to them. i want t

he supported dilma rousseff. >> i voted for dilma believing in her. her first term things were okay. so i voted again for her, putting my faith in her. she's abandoning you us. over the past 12 years, the workers policies helped millions out of poverty, creating a larger middle class. the growth of the middle class is a buffer for the party. the poor voted mostly for the government. and the reach voted for the position. this was truly decided. if they become more middle class, we could lose them. >>> one reason they are losing them is high prices. this person lived here almost all his life. he said it's at the market people feel the pinch the most. >> so what he's telling us is oil, coffee all the basics and eggs have gone up 15% in the last few months. most people won't want the protests for the impeachment. they won't be marching to support her either. >> the worst is feared after super super cyclone pam battered the ilts. vanuatu is an arcy pele go east of australia and north wests of new zealand. it has 80 islands. 65 of which are ipp habited. it

after more than one million people in hit the streets this week and calling for dilma rousseff's impeachment- there have been a high gas and oil prices and massive inflation. uber said its chief financial officer brent callinocos is stepping down. no replacement has been named yet. in the latest front in the wireless war, small business customers, sprint has announced a new bundle that will include wi-fi and internet calling. and move over tiger woods. electronic arts, ea, has chosen rory mcilroy to be the new face of its pga tour again. this would be the first edition without tiger on the cover since 1998. the first mcilroy game will be released in june. and now blackberry is reentering the tablet market hoping that the need for security will turn it into a hit. it's last tablet, the playbook, was a bomb. but they had the acquisition of secure a smart -- secereasmart last year. joining me now via skype secusmart's cto. and in toronto, the vice president of security compass. let me start with you. is it possible to have a spy proof device of any kind? rohan: no, but you can do your best to b

president dilma rousseff's economic team is allowing prices to rise in an effort to shrink last year'sit deficit. that is your latin america report for this thursday. coming up, michael chertoff, the former secretary of homeland security. we will find out why he says e-mail privacy is no longer safe because of a 30 --year-old -- a 30-year-old law. ♪ >> let's get you some of the top stories. a delta airlines plane skidded off a runway at new york's laguardia airport today. it carried 125 passengers and five crew members from atlanta. they were evacuated after the incident, which occurred around 11:00 a.m. new york time. six people were injured. they were not said to be life-threatening injuries. the supreme court will hear arguments over same-sex marriage on april 28. and something new -- the justices will make audio of the proceedings available later that same day. but the court is continuing its ban on providing video of its sessions or even live streamed audio. the gay marriage decision is expected before july. the number of people filing front employment benefits rose to 320,000 las

coming up on the news hour, hundreds of thousands of brazilians have called for the impeachment of dilma rousseff. and on the rowed to south sudan. the struggle to deliver thousands of tons of food before the rainy season starts. >>> and in sports zlatan says sorry for saying that the country does not deserve it. >> first face book has published details about postings that are banned on the social network. it said it's 1.4 billion users should feel safe while online. it creates guidelines for people to understand what content is allowed and what will be removed. it will not allow terrorist or organized crime activity, and support and praise for banned leaders is prohibited. and it will degrading or shaming , blackmail or ma harass harassment. photos of artwork featuring nudity are allowed. but not digitally created content unless it's for education, humor or satirical purposes. >> first, is it clear to you how facebook will define what terrorist activity is or who these groups are that are banned? >> i don't think it's clear to me and i'm pretty sure it's not clear entirely within facebook. they'

. >>> thousands are set to march against brazil's president dilma rousseff. those stories just ahead on cnn. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." >>> now ahead of tuesday's election in israel a right wing rally's being held in support of benjamin netanyahu later today. currently he's trailing in the polls. now the three-term leader participated in a long-awaited debate with isaac herzog. the main focus of the debate security concerns for jerusalem. netanyahu convened the last session of parliament this morning. last year two senior parliament members were removed. the elections are set for march 17 to select members of the knesset. voters cast a ballot for a political party rather than a candidate. so a party that wins 50% of the vote would get 50% of the seats in the knesset. the prime minister is selected from among the knesset members. for more analysis of the upcoming election i'm joined by daniel levi. it's quite a lot to explain to viewers. but i will ask you how this will shape the elections in terms of the mathematical outcome. i have been speaking to

they are asking for the impeachment of president dilma rousseff who they think is involved in a corruption linked to oil firm petrobras. denies any wrongdoing. many brazilians not so convinced. people took to the streets in 22 states with 200,000 people protesting in sao paulo alone. in dubai a eagle went flying from the world's tallest building and captured the whole thing on camera. the bird weren't gliding over the city 90 seconds with a new world record. it descended from a height of 2700 feet. wow. >>> landing in the vatican, where pope francis says his days are numbered. he told reporters that he will only be around for three or four years. really? went on to say the lord has placed him in this position for a short time and nothing more. hmmm. >>> when the eyes of texas are upon you, it is high time to unveil your fire-breathing drone. engineering company, chaotic moon rigged up this flame-spitting beauty at the austin south by southwest festival. if you're not a pyromaniac though it can also shoot silly string and even spray graffiti. what could possibly go wrong with that thing? i'

the president dilma rousseff has her own problems now. and probably is not going to step in into that role any time soon. other countries probably won't. then you have to ask who could, what country could. there's an idea of the pope who is argentine who may have an ability to do this. these issues are deep. the solutions are not easy and it will take a lot of serious and sustained effort and the question is who has the interest and the staying power. so far nobody has stepped up to that role. >> that is a great question and then we have the upcoming americas. how will that affect the relationship with cuba? >> this will be interesting. probably one of the most interesting ones ever. first of all you have obama and nicolas maduro meeting face to face, and we had courting if you will of some elements of the cuban regime to advise them. it will be interesting. i think it's clear the reason why the cubans were willing to start negotiations is that they realised that venezuela was about to go belly up. they depend on 10% of their g.d.p. inclu

crowds are unhappy with how dilma rousseff is running the country, and are angry over a corruption scandal involving the state-run company petrogas. she was elected three months ago. pro-government rallies were held but with far fewer people taking part. meanwhile in venezuela parliament has enacted an enabling law at the request of president nicolas maduro. it gives him the power to make legislation for six months without consulting the national assembly. the president said it will help to defend against u.s. influence. the move is evidence of a dictatorship. this is the second time nicolas maduro received the pours. -- powers. join us in the next hour as we examine the tensions between u.s. and venezuelan. that is in the week ahead. when al jazeera returns, today is the beginning of the fifth year of still war in syria. secretary of state john kerry suggests it might be time to sit and negotiate with president bashar al-assad. people, a note exhibit at the united nations office, and an all-too real look at death and destruction caused by the regime. in the urks a flood warning along the

million people rallied across brazil on sunday in a protest against the government of president dilma rousseff. organizers called the day of action to oppose a sluggish economy and a corruption scandal at the state-run energy company petrobras. according to reuters, many protesters come from the country's wealthier classes, traditional foes of rousseff's working party. rousseff was narrowly re-elected to a second term in october. venezuelan lawmakers have given final approval to new decree powers for president nicolÁs maduro. the measure enables maduro to make laws on his own for up to six months, authority maduro says is necessary following the obama administration's designation of venezuela as a national security threat. a number of south american governments have denounced the u.s. move ahead of a regional summit in panama next month. on friday, bolivian president evo morales called on president obama to issue a public apology. >> i very much regret the attitude of u.s. president barack obama. he throws a threat, and aggressive planning a military intervention in venezuela. could it be obam

increasingly, we have a collective leadership, the voices of dilma rousseff amber zale and the voicesof evo morales and bolivia, and multiple voices that are evident. it is also clear they have been under attack. the u.s. resolution on sanctions in venezuela i think six to promote fissures within those alliances. we're seeing biden traveling to the caribbean and to central america, trying to find fissures in the other institutions. i think they have been under difficult conditions. i think they have been tested. i think the u.s. is looking for fissures within those alliances are promoting the pacific alliance of nations that have bilateral trade relations with the u.s., and by promoting the transpacific partnership. so i think that looms large now in the context of the drop in oil prices in the drop of other export products. so the u.s. is clearly strategically testing that relationship, and we're going to see how that carries out in the summative americas in april a panel mall. amy:'s or any relationship between u.s. approach and what is happening in the venezuela area and the negoti

who was on the streets and what does that mean for joaquim levy moving forward -- dilma rousseff movingare now concerned the policies will lead to loss of income, loss of employment and the corruption allegations. brendan: there are two different groups of people dissatisfied right now. the people who did not like her to begin with and the people who voted for her are dissatisfied now. why? >> she needed to change her policies. she promised she would keep the subsidies, keep all the benefits and that was not realistic. now that the election is over you have to do the justice -- there is a fiscal adjustment electricity hikes prices interest rates going up everything becoming more real and people are disappointed. brendan: the changes she made with joaquim levy those are good things they needed to do. >> you need the adjustments in order to make the economy recover. however, when you do these adjustments, they are painful and people don't like to pay the price for the future. brendan: i suggested to our bureau chief -- she described what is going on in brazil is you have for problems that

dilma". president rousseff has been under fire because of the weak economy and also a scandal involving the state-runil incumbent, as well. she's not been implicated but was, in fact a high-level executive in the company at the time of the alleged corruption. >>> we have seen him on motorcycles, we've seen him without a shirtment. still no sign of russia's president. as rumor swirl about his whereabouts, we want to if vladimir putin shows up at a scheduled appearance. >>> firefighters in the city of moscow have put out a blaze that burned part of a centuries' old convent where russian leaders are buried according to the russian news agency. the flames had engulfed scaffolding around a bell tower. >>> the convent dates back from the 15 hundreds and is a -- 1500s and is a unesco heritage site. nikita khrushchev are among those buried there. it's not clear how bad the damage is or whether anyone of hurt. >>> the kremlin is trying to shut down rumors about russian president vladimir putin's whereabouts and his health. they released these photos here on friday of mr. putin meeting with the head of the sup