On Saturday (23), protesters will take to the streets across Brazil to hold acts defending democracy, against granting pardon to January 8 coup plotters and demanding the end of the massacre in Gaza. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the coup that began Brazil’s military dictatorship in 1964, the demonstrations will say "Dictatorship never again.”
The acts are being organized by the Popular Brazil Front, People Without Fear Front, the country’s main trade unions and progressive parties. The victims of the dictatorship that ran Brazil for more than 20 years will be remembered: there are at least 434 confirmed deaths due to the regime and thousands of torture cases.
In addition to taking a stand against the far-right movements in Brazil that advocate for more authoritarianism, the actions will once again denounce human rights violations that have taken place abroad, such as the massacre committed by the State of Israel against the Palestinian people.
In Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state, the mobilization will take place on Friday (22) at 4 pm in front of the city’s Cathedral. In addition to the mobilizations in Brazil, an act is scheduled in Lisbon (Portugal), where demonstrators will gather at 10:30 am at the Luís Camões Square.
Read below the full list of cities where acts will be held:
Midwest region
Brasília (Federal District) – Zumbi dos Palmares Square – 4pm
Campo Grande (Minas Gerais state) – Praça da Rádio – 9am
Goiânia (Goiás state) – Cívica Square (Setor Central) – 2pm
Northeast region
Fortaleza (Cará state) – Praça do Ferreira – 8:30am
Recife (Pernambuco state) – Praça do Derby – 10am
Salvador (Bahia state) – Largo do Pelourinho – 3pm
North region
Belém (Pará state) – Escadinha – 9am
Manaus (Amazonas state) – Largo São Sebastião – 9am
Southeast region
Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais state) – Afonso Arinos Square – 9am
Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro state) – Uruguaiana com Presidente Vargas – 10am
São Paulo (São Paulo state) – Largo São Francisco – 3pm
Vitória (Espírito Santo state) – Costa Pereira Square – 9am
South region
Araquari (Santa Catarina state) – João Raulino Pereira Street – 3pm
Curitiba (Paraná state) – Santos Andrade Square – 9am
Florianópolis (Santa Catarina state) – In front of the Cathedral – 4pm
Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul state) – Largo Glênio Peres – 3pm
