2021 Brazilian protests

2021 Brazilian protests
2021 Brazilian protests
Part of the protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
	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	15 January 2021 – 31 December 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.

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.