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September 8, 2021

Pro- and Anti-Bolsonaro Protesters Rally on Brazil's Independence Day
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In Brazil, massive crowds rallied in support of far-right President Jair
Bolsonaro Tuesday, Brazil's Independence Day. "Only God will take me out
of Brasília," Bolsonaro told his supporters. The right-wing populist has
been sowing doubt about the country's voting system ahead of next year's
election. Counterprotesters also took to the streets to condemn
Bolsonaro's attacks on the environment, education and his mishandling of
the pandemic.

Isabella Lesa: "We cannot wait for this genocidal government to keep on
killing people. Everywhere in the world there are vaccines, and here
we've got over 500,000 deaths, almost 600,000. We don't have to wait
until 2022 for the elections. We need to kick Bolsonaro out now."



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