BBC: Lula is in trouble, losing support among the left.

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Brazil rally urges Lula to resign
By Tom Gibb
BBC News, Sao Paulo



Some 12,000 to 15,000 left-wing protesters have marched in Brazil's capital, Brasilia, to demand the resignation of the president.
Brazil's embattled President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is fighting to survive a corruption scandal.

His governing Workers' Party has issued an apology to the nation. The party is accused of paying for the support of allied parties in the Brazilian Congress and using illegal, undeclared election funds.

The march by left-wing parties which have broken away from the government was slightly larger than a rally in support of President Lula da Silva earlier in the week.

The protesters called on Lula to step down or be impeached by Congress....