Mass Protests in Brazil Call for Jair Bolsonaro’s Impeachment

THE GUARDIAN: Crowds parade through cities as polling shows president’s ratings sinking to new depths

Protesters in Rio de Janeiro were addressed by politicians calling for a united opposition to Jair Bolsonaro.Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA
Tens of thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities to demand Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment, as a poll showed the Brazilian president’s ratings had plumbed new depths.

Huge crowds paraded through downtown Rio on Saturday to voice their outrage at Bolsonaro’s response to a Covid outbreak that has killed nearly 600,000 people and dealt a heavy blow to the South American country’s economy.

“We have come to shout at the top of our voices: Bolsonaro’s place is behind bars,” Carlos Lupi, the president of Brazil’s Democratic Labour party, told thousands of flag-waving demonstrators who had gathered outside Rio’s municipal chamber under a ferocious midday sun.

“This crook who uses the Bible to trick the people … This worm! This wretch! He must go to jail!” Lupi bellowed to cheers of approval. » | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Saturday, October 2, 2021

Gay Dating in Rio de Janeiro

Brazilians Take to Streets to Demand Removal of Jair Bolsonaro

THE GUARDIAN: Calls for president’s impeachment grow amid claims government sought to profit from Covid jabs

Huge crowds of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities to demand the removal of a president they blame for more than half a million coronavirus deaths.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday morning as calls for Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment intensified after allegations that members of his government had sought to illegally profit from the purchase of Covid vaccines.

“The people have awoken,” said Benedita da Silva, a 79-year-old congresswoman and veteran of the Brazilian left, as she joined the rally.

“I’m here because we absolutely have to get this monster out of power and reclaim Brazil,” said Magda Souza, a 64-year-old dissenter, as she marched through downtown Rio with her husband, José Baptisa. “We’re surrounded by barbarism,” Souza added as a police helicopter circled over the throng. » | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Saturday, July 3, 2021

Rio de Janeiro wird zur Kampfzone

DIE WELT: Ein Protestmarsch gegen das brasilianische Bildungssystem endet im Straßenkampf. Vermummte zerstören Läden und stehlen Geräte. Und skrupellose Polizisten gehen mit fragwürdigen Methoden vor.

Als ein Teil der Demonstranten Steine und brennende Gegenstände gegen das Haus des Stadtrates von Rio de Janeiro schleuderte, war die friedliche Demonstration vorbei. Erneut hatten Zehntausende Brasilianer am Montagabend gegen das schlechte Bildungssystem und die Unterbezahlung der Lehrer protestiert.

Nach zwei Stunden allerdings sonderte sich eine Gruppe von etwa 200 vermummten Menschen ab, die in Geschäften randalierte, mit Eisenstangen Bankfilialen demolierte, einen Bus anzündete und Molotow-Cocktails warf. Die Polizei schoss daraufhin mit Tränengas in die Menge. » | Von Julia Jaroschewski, Rio de Janeiro | Dienstag, 08. Oktober 13, 2013

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Pope Francis participates in a welcome ceremony on the Copacabana beachfront and addresses young people, on the fourth day of his week-long visit for World Youth Day.

Brasilien: Rio de Janeiro erlebt neue Ausschreitungen

Wieder haben Zehntausende Menschen in Brasilien gegen Korruption und politisches Versagen demonstriert. Nach einem Polizeieinsatz geriet die Lage in Rio de Janeiro außer Kontrolle.

Brazil Protests: Violence Erupts During Nationwide Marches
There were mass protests in Brazil on Monday night as up to 200,000 people angry with high costs and poor public services took to the streets. Protesters in Rio de Janeiro burned cars and looted buildings as police attempted to disperse them with teargas and rubber bullets. Aerial images showed thousands of people attempting to storm the congress building in Brasilia. The rallies, which come during the Confederations Cup football tournament, are some of the biggest ever seen in the country

Read the Guardian article here | Jonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro | Tuesday, June 18, 2013