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Brazil’s president is rallying his base so that he can expand his power
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsoanro waves to supporters before a motorcycle rally in honor of Mother s Day, in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sunday.
Clad in Brazil’s national colors of yellow and green, thousands of citizens took to the streets of major cities across the country on May 1 to show support for the covid-denialist stances of President Jair Bolsonaro. The date was symbolic on a day historically known for marches in support of worker rights, rightist citizens decrying “communism” claimed Brazil’s public spaces. ....

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