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Massive anti-government protests sweep across Brazil

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets all across Brazil on 3 July in opposition to the current Bolsonaro-Mourão government.

Protest erupts in Brazil in retaliation to Bolsonaro COVID disaster

Bolsonaro’s government has not made a concerted effort to fight the pandemic, on the contrary, the president has sought to undermine the legitimacy of COVID-19 as a genuine threat and has actively obstructed plans to improve the country’s situation. Only 11% of Brazil’s 211 million people have been vaccinated, and acquisitions of new vaccines have been made few and far between.