In more than two locations across Brazil, anti-government protestors came to the streets Saturday after a confirming COVID-19 death toll of over half a million—a tragic one which many criticizers have been guilty of trying to mitigate President Jair Bolsonaro's condition.
Thousands of people gathered with banners like "Get out Bolsonaro" waving flags in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Hunger and unemployment government."
"Brazil is going through a major reverse. The country was an exceptional vaccine country worldwide. "Today we are in a horrible scenario," says Isabela Gouljor, a 20-year-old student who has participated in Rio's protest. We are in a tragic situation.
Additional marchers hung placards saying "500,000 dead. This is his fault," Bolsonaro refers to.
In at least 22 or 26 states in Brazil, and also in the Federal District, Brasilia, there were similar marches. They were supported by the leftist opposition parties, which were encouraged by the dropping poll numbers of Bolsonaro with the upcoming presidential race next year.
"Get out, genocidal, bolsonaro," cried protesters from Rio, some carrying t-shirts or masked images of Luiz Lula da Silva, former socialist president, — who in some surveys leads Bolsonaro.
Demonstrators in São Paulo threw crimson balls to honor the victims of the virus
Over the last month, followers of Bolsonaro took the streets more often, mainly because many agree with his rejection of limitations to strangle the coronavirus and indignation over the loss of lock-outs to companies.
Critics believe such reports have led to high deaths and to a slow vaccine campaign that has fully immunized less than 12 percent of the population, as well as Bolsonaro's support for rejected treatments, such as hydroxychloroquine. There are over 100,000 new infections and 2,000 fatalities a day in the country of around 213 million people.
Leandro Consentino, a professor of political science in inspr, a college in Sao Paulo said, "Putting his fans in the streets is the way for the leftists to wear Bolsonaro for the elections. "At the same time, however, they contradict themselves and lose speech of healthcare maintenance since they cause the same clusters as Bolsonaro."
A week after a big motorcycle procession of the supporters in São Paulo took place on Saturday, Bolsonaro had substantially differed in size from his sympathizers and enemies.
"Bolsonaro must demonstrate that he retains considerable support in sending a message of force to those who investigate his government's activities in Congress," says Consentino.
