(CNN) A corruption scandal that has stirred protests in Brazil is hard to watch -- even the statues in Rio de Janeiro can't look. About 100 statues throughout the city were blindfolded as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in massive weekend protests across the country. Statues of former leaders, writers and even international figures have had red blindfolds placed around their faces. It is the work of a Brazilian artist, who asked to remain anonymous and who described the effort as a silent protest. Huge turnout at demonstrations The protests Sunday saw huge crowds dressed in the green and yellow of Brazil's flag flood the streets in cities from Manaus, deep in the Amazon jungle in the north, to Porto Alegre in the south, calling for President Dilma Rousseff to resign.Some statues in Rio de Janeiro have been blindfoldedAn artist is protesting against a corruption scandal in BrazilHundreds of thousands of Brazilians take to the streets in nationwide protests
But in contrast to the statues, _ have the ability to do something to change the "shameful" state of the country, the artist said.