2021 Brazilian protests

2021 Brazilian protests
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.
Date	January 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	Protest: motorcades, picketing, demonstrations, strike action, civil resistance, civil disobedience, direct action and internet activism; Civil disorder: street blockades, barricades, riots, vandalism, arson and looting.;
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: Indigenous, LGBT, black/antiracist and antifascist activists; Student, police and worker's unions National Union of Students; Unified Workers' Central; ; Left-wing movements Homeless Workers' Movement; Landless Workers' Movement; Centre of People's Movements; ; Right-wing movements Free Brazil Movement; Movement Come to the Streets; Free; ; Football clubs; Supported by: Workers' Party; Brazilian Communist Party; United Socialist Workers' Party; Sustainability Network; Socialism and Liberty Party; Communist Party of Brazil; Democratic Labour Party; Workers' Cause Party; Green Party; Popular Unity; Solidarity; Brazilian Socialist Party; Brazilian Democratic Movement; Social Democratic Party; Forward; Brazilian Social Democracy Party; Citizenship; New Party; We Can; Brazil Union Democrats (formerly); Social Liberal Party (formerly); ; Liberal Party (factions); Patriot (factions);	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
Injuries	5
Arrested	49

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.^[6]

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.^[7]^[8]^[9]

^ Guilherme Mendes (8 April 2021). "Barroso obriga Senado a instalar CPI da covid-19; Casa cumprirá decisão". UOL Congresso em Foco. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Alas de PSDB, PSL e MBL defendem ir às ruas com a esquerda contra Bolsonaro, após agravamento da crise". 2 July 2021.
^ Magri, Diogo (2 October 2021). "Frente contra Bolsonaro se fortalece no palanque, mas esbarra em rusgas e não amplia adesão na rua". El País. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ Manoela Alcântara (7 September 2021). "Número atualizado de manifestantes que passaram na Esplanada sobe de 105 mil para 400 mil". Metrópoles.
^ "Atos a favor de Bolsonaro reúnem 125 mil na Avenida Paulista". Band. 7 September 2021.
^ "Manifestações pró e contra Bolsonaro tomam conta da Esplanada". Metrópoles. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "Thousands take to streets protesting Brazil's Bolsonaro". APNews. 24 January 2021.
^ "'Fora Bolsonaro!' falam ex-apoiadores em protestos por resposta do Brasil à Covid-19". www.terra.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2021.
^ "Direita e esquerda convocam carreatas por impeachment de Bolsonaro". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2021.

[CPI-COVID-1] Guilherme Mendes (8 April 2021). "Barroso obriga Senado a instalar CPI da covid-19; Casa cumprirá decisão". UOL Congresso em Foco. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[2] "Alas de PSDB, PSL e MBL defendem ir às ruas com a esquerda contra Bolsonaro, após agravamento da crise". 2 July 2021.

[3] Magri, Diogo (2 October 2021). "Frente contra Bolsonaro se fortalece no palanque, mas esbarra em rusgas e não amplia adesão na rua". El País. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[MetropolesBSB-4] Manoela Alcântara (7 September 2021). "Número atualizado de manifestantes que passaram na Esplanada sobe de 105 mil para 400 mil". Metrópoles.

[BandSP7Set-5] "Atos a favor de Bolsonaro reúnem 125 mil na Avenida Paulista". Band. 7 September 2021.

[6] "Manifestações pró e contra Bolsonaro tomam conta da Esplanada". Metrópoles. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[7] "Thousands take to streets protesting Brazil's Bolsonaro". APNews. 24 January 2021.

[8] "'Fora Bolsonaro!' falam ex-apoiadores em protestos por resposta do Brasil à Covid-19". www.terra.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2021.

[9] "Direita e esquerda convocam carreatas por impeachment de Bolsonaro". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2021.

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2021 Brazilian protests

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