RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " Thousands of Brazilians took the streets for a second day Sunday to call for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under fire for his government s handling of COVID-19, which has raged through the country and claimed more than 216,000 lives. Horn-honking cars paraded through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and a dozen or more other cities as other protesters marched on foot, some calling, Get out Bolsonaro! Sunday s protests were called by
The virus has raged through the country and claimed more than 216,000 lives.
Horn-honking cars paraded through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and a dozen or more other cities, while other protesters marched on foot.
Demonstrators have hit out at Mr Bolsonaro’s response the crisis (AP)
The protests on Sunday were called by conservative groups previously supportive of the president. Protests which took place on Saturday had been led by groups on the left.
Meg Fernandes, a 66-year-old engineer who joined a protest in Rio on Sunday, said: “When Bolsonaro arrived, we voted for him for his proposals that we found interesting, but the situation now with the pandemic is terrible.”
RIO DE JANEIRO - Thousands of Brazilians took the streets for a second day Sunday to call for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under fire