"No one has the right to ask for the resignation of a legitimately elected president,"Dilma Rousseff told indicating she has no intention of quitting despite Brazil's worst economic recession in 25 years.
The leftist leader, who was narrowly re-elected in 2014, blamed her opponents for causing a political crisis that she said has damaged the Brazilian economy, which shrank 3.8 percent last year. Rousseff said Finance Minister Nelson Barbosa's position in her cabinet was secure.
Opposition parties are seeking to unseat Rousseff by impeachment in Congress or annulment of her re-election for allegedly using illegal money from the Petrobras bribery and kickback scandal to fund her campaign.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is fighting for her political life in Congress, the courts and streets and her path to survival has got ever narrower
Dilma Rousseff faces impeachment proceedings over alleged fiscal mismanagement, while the Supreme Electoral Court is considering possible campaign funding irregularities that could end up annulling her 2014 reelection.
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