Resistance Is Building Against President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil

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On Sunday June 7, 2020, thousands of Brazilians came out to protest against the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro. They took to the streets in various cities to demonstrate against the right-wing president and his management of the coronavirus crisis. They outnumbered pro-government demonstrators. As his poll numbers cratered and he lashed out at protesters calling them “terrorists,” all the while undercutting attempts by state and local governments to fight the pandemic, Bolsonaro attempted to hide the statistics on COVID-19 deaths. He also is clearly in denial about the true state of the nation. Pundits and editorialists addressed the threats to Brazilian democracy and took stock of resistance in the streets.

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