Protest demonstrations have spread to most Brazilian cities demanding the dismissal of the right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his government, while the National Assembly (Parliament) is investigating him regarding his response to the Corona epidemic, as Brazil recorded about 460 thousand deaths due to it – the second highest toll in the world after the United States – and it also has The third largest number of coronavirus infections, more than 16 million, and the demonstrators demanded that the president and his government be brought to justice, the urgent access to vaccines to speed up vaccination from the epidemic, increase emergency economic aid, end violence against the black population, protect indigenous people, and stop deforestation in the Amazon region.
Massive demonstrations against President Jair Bolsonaro in more than 100 cities in Brazil (Getty Images)
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The Brazilian President is facing an investigation by the National Council (Parliament) into its response to the Corona epidemic (European)A protester holds a placard that says in Portuguese under a picture of the president saying “He is no .. democracy yes” during a protest on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo (Getty Images)Demonstrators set up an inflatable doll known as “Bexolico”, which means bribery in Portuguese, and photographed President Bolsonaro during a protest against him in the capital, Brasilia (Reuters)Police gathered at a checkpoint before the start of the protest march against Bolsonaro in Brasilia (Reuters)Tens of thousands of protesters in downtown Rio de Janeiro put on masks while demonstrating in the streets, shouting “Leave” and “Exterminate” (Getty Images)
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Protesters burn an effigy of Bolsonaro during a protest against him, in front of the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo (Reuters)An indigenous person takes part in the protest demonstrations near Congress headquarters in Brasilia, as the Senate investigates the government’s response to the pandemic (Reuters)Demonstrations saw calls to protect indigenous people and stop deforestation in the Amazon (Reuters)Demonstrators carry symbolic crosses in honor of those who died in the (European) epidemicThe protesters believe that many deaths due to the Corona epidemic could have been avoided if the government had rushed to launch a vaccination campaign (Getty Images)Demonstrators gathered with flags and banners during a protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro (Getty Images)The Brazilian president, who belongs to the far right, has consistently opposed the lockdown measures, arguing that the damage to the economy will be worse than the effects of the Corona virus itself. He also asked the Brazilians to “stop complaining” about the situation, which caused an increase in the number of Corona victims, the death and injury (European).This is how the protesters photographed President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital, Brasilia (European)A protester holds a banner in front of a hot air balloon depicting former President Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro (Getty)
