Brazil: a new national anti-Bolsonaro demonstration
The Cariocas in the streets to demand the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro.
July 3, 2021. AFP - SERGIO LIMA
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Following the corruption scandals linked to the purchase of vaccines that marred the government this week, the opposition organized this Saturday, July 3 a new national demonstration against Jair Bolsonaro.
It is the third in just over a month, as the country heads into a third epidemic wave.
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With our correspondent in Rio,
Sarah Cozzolino
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Are our lives worth more than a dollar?"
Sandra, 60, asks this question on her sign, referring to the latest revelations about bribes involving the purchase of vaccines.
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Everything is coming out.
There is much more in truth, that is only the tip of the iceberg.
But it is enough for the people to wake up and march in the street.
Because I wonder: what will Brazil be for my grandson?
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Nadia came with her 11-year-old daughter to protest against the policies of the government of Jair Bolsonaro.
“Every day, it's a new scandal, every day a shame.
How could anyone let someone like that become president?
It is no longer a question of the left or the right, it is a question of respect for life.
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Lula, the alternative ...
Despite the new impeachment demands filed this week in the Chamber of Deputies, it is unlikely for the moment that they will succeed.
The parliamentary commission of inquiry continues to analyze the management of the pandemic.
Rafael wants to believe that change is possible.
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Hope is the last to die.
We will fight until the end, and if he does not fall with the commission or by impeachment, in 2022, he will definitely fall!
We'll go to the polls to get him out.
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While former President Lula leads the polls for the 2022 presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro has already warned that he will not cede power if he sees the election as fraudulent.
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