Brasilia: Protesters demanding the resignation of Brazilian President Michel Temer staged running battles with police and set fire to a ministry building in Brasilia on Wednesday, prompting the scandal-hit leader to order the army onto the streets. “President Temer will not allow that.” Jungmann added that soldiers had already entered the Foreign Ministry, and televised images showed troops outside the presidential palace. Masked protesters fired powerful fireworks at police, set ablaze furniture in the agriculture ministry, and sprayed anti-Temer graffiti on government buildings. “The president of the republic underscores that he will not hesitate to exercise the authority given to his office whenever it is necessary.”

Already, many Brazilians see Temer as illegitimate because he came to office after his predecessor, Dilma Rousseff, was impeached and removed. BRASÍLIA - Brazilian President Michel Temer said Monday that he was “naive” to hold the late-night meeting which sparked an explosive corruption scandal, but insisted he’d done nothing wrong and wouldn’t resign.
Protestors set fire to the Ministry of Agriculture headquarters in Brasília amid calls for the impeachment or resignation of Michel Temer as President of Brazil over allegations of corruption.