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Rousseff accuses Brazil opposition of 'seeking a coup'


    SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday that her opponents are trying to instigate a coup by seeking to cut her term and spreading hatred across the country.

    Rousseff told a gathering of union leaders late on Tuesday that her government has used "each and every tool at hand" to fight the nation's ongoing recession.

    "My dear fellows, they are spreading hatred and intolerance," Rousseff told the audience, referring to the opposition.

    (Reporting by Guillermo Parra-Bernal; Editing by Leslie Adler)