By early 2016, the scandal had escalated into a full-blown political crisis affecting not only President Rousseff, but also former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, resulting in massive demonstrations all over the country involving millions of protesters, both anti and pro-Rousseff.
到2016年年初，丑闻升级为全面爆发的政治危机，不仅影响到总统罗塞夫，还牵涉到前总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦，导致全国各地爆发数百万人参与的示威游行，反对和亲罗塞夫派份子兼有。