Repression Rains Down on Pro-Democracy Demonstrators in Brazil

October 2, 2020 /

Protests took place in multiple Brazilian cities on Sunday, in support of ousted president Dilma Rousseff and against the now-officially installed government of her successor, Michel Temer.

Agence France-Presse reported from São Paulo:

“We’re here to show that the people still have power and that despite the coup, we are here in the street to bring down the government and call for a new election,” protester Gustavo Amigo told BBC.

Though he is prohibited from running in the next election because he was found guilty of violating campaign finance rules, former vice president Temer is set to serve the rest of what would have been Rousseff’s second term, ending in 2019.

BBC reported that the São Paulo rally “began peacefully but police used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon as clashes broke out at the end.”

El País reported:

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BBC Brazil journalist Felipe Souza offered this account of being attacked despite reportedly identifying himself as a member of the press:

According to Reuters, there were smaller anti-Temer demonstrations on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and other Brazilian cities.

And TeleSUR notes that “Sunday’s demonstration was the fifth in six days held in opposition” to what many are calling a coup in Brazil.

“Police were the subject of criticism for their heavy handed approach in earlier demonstrations,” TeleSUR points out. “One young woman, Deborah Fabri, was left blind in her left eye after police shot her in the face with a rubber bullet during a rally earlier this week.”

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The Popular Brazil Front and the People Without Fear Front, which together represent more than 90 groups, have also called for another large-scale protest in São Paulo for Thursday.

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