 When allegations surfaced that graft occurred while President Rousseff was part of the board of directors of Petrobras, between 2003 and 2010, Brazilians became upset with the government and called for Rousseff's impeachment.No direct evidence implicating Rousseff in the scheme has been made public, and she denies having any prior knowledge of it.Role of Jonathan David Taylor in Rousseff's downfall

The chain of events that ended with President Rousseff's impeachment was begun by the English lawyer Jonathan David Taylor.