Brazilians divided by wall and losing Facebook friends

[WorldNews]

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Brasília (AFP) - The steel wall cutting across the heart of Brasilia does more than separate rival protesters for Sunday's Congress vote on impeaching President Dilma Rousseff -- it now symbolizes the divide tearing through Brazil. Authorities installed the kilometer (half-mile) long barrier in front of Congress to prevent disturbances when an estimated hundreds of thousands of people gather for the controversial vote. The two-meter high barrier now represents the widening gulf between supporters of the 68-year-old leftist leader and her detractors who argue in the streets, at home and on social media.

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