Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff rejected calls for her resignation on Friday midst a political storm deepened by a massive corruption scandal and blamed her opponents for causing a crisis that has damaged the Brazilian economy.
“No one has the right to ask for the resignation of a legitimately elected president,” Rousseff told reporters, 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.
Brazil Energy Insight 
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