2021 Brazilian protests

The 2021 Brazilian protests were popular demonstrations that took place in different regions of Brazil in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Protests both supporting and opposing the government happened.

2021 Brazilian protests
Top to Botton: Car with a sign asking Bolsonaro to leave during the motorcade on January 15th. Anti-government protests and demonstration in Belo Horizonte, Campinas and São Paulo on May 29th.
DateJanuary 15, 2021 – December 31, 2021 (11 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location
 Brazil – 26 states and the federal district, with solidarity protests worldwide
Caused by
  • Mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil by the federal government
  • Dissatisfaction with the Bolsonaro government
  • Opposition to the government's Privatization of public companies and administrative reforms (factions)
  • Economic decline and crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Budget cuts for education
  • Corruption
  • Economic and social inequality
  • Increase of unemployment, hunger and poverty
  • High Cost of living
  • Inflation and increase in the price of commodities (such as food, kitchen gas and fuel)
  • Police brutality, violence and repression
Goals
  • Resignation or impeachment of the president and its ministers
  • Guarantee of general elections in 2022 (keeping electronic votes)
  • Investigations into government corruption
  • Stabilization of the economy
  • Return of the emergency aid (with an approximated value of R$600.00)
  • More funding for education and healthcare
  • Decrease to inequality, poverty, hunger, inflation and unemployment
  • End to privatizations and administrative reforms (factions)
  • Better handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the federal government
  • Demarcation of indigenous lands and protection of the Amazon rainforest
  • End to police brutality and repression
Methods
Resulted in
  • Failed impeachment proceedings against Jair Bolsonaro
  • Gradual decrease of food, gas and fuel prices
  • Departure of Eduardo Pazuello from the Ministry of Health
  • Return of the emergency aid (but with values below R$600,00)
  • STF's minister Luís Roberto Barroso forces Senate to create commission to investigate federal and local governments' handling of the pandemic
Parties

Opposition:

Supported by:

Government

  • Military Police
    • Riot police

Pro-government counter-protesters
Lead figures

Non-Centralized leadership.
Some notable people participating:
Fernando Haddad
Manuela d'Ávila
Ciro Gomes
Tabata Amaral
Randolfe Rodrigues
Guilherme Boulos
João Amoêdo
Simone Tebet
Alessandro Vieira
João Doria
Joice Hasselmann
Luiz Henrique Mandetta
Arthur do Val

Government:
Jair Bolsonaro
(Commander-in-chief)
Hamilton Mourão
Eduardo Pazuello
Marcelo Queiroga


Pro-Government groups:
Ricardo Salles
Bia Kicis
Carla Zambelli
Eduardo Bolsonaro

Number

May 29, 2021: 420,000 June 19, 2021: 750,000 July 3, 2021: 800,000 July 24, 2021: 600,000 September 12, 2021: 6,000 (in São Paulo) October 2, 2021: 700,000

  • 8,000 (according to the military police) to 100,000 (according to the organizers) on the Paulista Avenue

7 September 2021:

  • In Brasília: 400 000 (military police (extraoficial)
  • In São Paulo: 125 000 (military police)
Casualties
Injuries5
Arrested49

It was also the first time in the country when sectors linked to two antagonistic sides (the left and the right) began to protest over a common goal, with right-wing movements organizing demonstrations on January and joint protests with the left through June, September and October.

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