Political Crisis and Power Struggles Continue to Churn as the Economy Falters in Brazil

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Racked by inflation, plunging currency values, a full-blown recession, and growing job losses, Brazil is also witnessing an ugly power struggle among the elite of its political class as they all feel the pressure from the Petrobras kickback investigation.  President Dilma Rousseff has watched her approval numbers drop into the single digits just months after being reelected, though her foes in the Congressional leadership are hardly faring much better.  And her party, the PT or Workers Party, is struggling with widespread feelings of betrayal and outrage among its followers, even though it has helped millions of Brazilians rise above the poverty line since 2003.  Yet its supporters point to darker political machinations.