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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Sat Jul 24, 2021, 09:40 PM Jul 2021

Brazilian protesters call for Jair Bolsonaro to be impeached

Demonstrators in several cities denounce president for alleged corruption and Covid mismanagement

Reuters
Sat 24 Jul 2021 17.15 EDT

Protesters took to the streets in several Brazilian cities on Saturday to demand the impeachment of Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s far right president whose popularity has fallen in recent weeks amid corruption scandals against the backdrop of the pandemic.

This week, news broke that Brazil’s defence ministry told congressional leadership that next year’s elections would not take place without amending the country’s electronic voting system to include a paper trail of each vote.

Bolsonaro has suggested several times without evidence that the current system is prone to fraud, allegations that Brazil’s government has denied.

Bolsonaro is facing reelection next year, in a race in which he is likely to face his political foe, former leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Polls currently show Bolsonaro losing against Lula.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/24/brazilian-protesters-call-for-the-impeachment-of-jair-bolsonaro

Also posted in LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142774873

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'Fora Bolsonaro', Thousands Chant in Brazil



The sign reads "General chloroquine, it was all about tipping" Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jul. 24, 2021. | Photo: Twitter/ @AndreteleSUR

Published 24 July 2021

Besides being criticized for his mishandling of the pandemic, Bolsonaro is linked to a corruption scandal related to the overbilling in the purchase of AstraZeneca vaccines.

On Saturday, thousands of people flooded the street of over 20 cities in Brazil demanding far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's resignation.

Under the slogan "Out Bolsonaro", demonstrators asked for more COVID-19 vaccines to stop the wave of related deaths beating the South American nation.

The General Attorney's Office has opened an investigation against Bolsonaro's government for the alleged overbilling in the purchase of AstraZeneca vaccines.

The President himself, and some members of his family and Cabinet may face charges related to this multimillionaire corruption scandal.

More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Fora-Bolsonaro-Thousands-Chant-in-Brazil-20210724-0004.html

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