article_snippet: The economy has stalled, and dozens of top political figures are being quizzed as part of an investigation into in a 'kickback' scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras, which prosecutors believe may be the largest graft scheme yet uncovered in the country.
article_snippet: Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo may have not been directly involved in the corruption at Petrobras, but Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo certainly knew about the corruption at Petrobras, and for Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo that makes Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo just as guilty and justifies Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo ouster,' Andre Menezes, 35, protesting on Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo added.
article_snippet: A massive corruption scandal at Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras has rocked the government and Dilma's approval ratings are now around 23 per cent.
article_snippet: Pressure is building for the Brazillian leader to face impeachment .
article_snippet: Much protester ire was focused on a kickback scheme at Petrobras, in which at least $800 million was paid in bribes and other funds by Brazil's biggest construction and engineering firms in exchange for inflated Petrobras contracts.
article_snippet: Top executives are already in jail and the attorney general is investigating dozens of congressmen, along with current and former members of the executive branch, for alleged connections to the scheme that apparently began in 1997 before Rousseff's party took power in 2003.
article_snippet: Still, Brazil's top opposition political figures say impeachment is undesirable, because the president isn't accused of any connection to the Petrobras scandal, and because the Petrobras scandal could affect Brazil's stability.
article_snippet: 'Never in my life have I heard of so much corruption, of so much money lost.'
highlights_snippet: The economy is stalling and politicians are being probed for corruption .
  