Supporters of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Wednesday night protested her impeachment by setting fires, damaging property and clashing with police in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paolo. Police lined the streets to curb the often violent demonstrations, which saw property vandalized and police vehicles damaged. Police fired tear gas at some supporters of the former leader in an attempt to quell the protests.While Brazil's first female president is out of a job, but not barred from the ballot if she wants to run again, a motion to bar her from holding any public office for the next eight years failed. Rousseff, 68, a former Marxist guerrilla, said earlier this week that she had committed no crime and said she was proud she'd been "faithful to her commitment to the nation. Michel Temer, Rousseff's former vice president who has been serving as interim president since her suspension in May, has been sworn in as President of Brazil and will serve out the remainder of her term.
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