GREAT POPULAR MANIFESTATIONS AGAINST THE BOLSONAR GOVERNMENT BREAKING LOCKDOWN IN VARIOUS CITIES IN BRAZIL

 

Report by the Corrente Comunista Revolucionária-CCR (Brazilian section of the RCIT), 7 June 2020, http://www.elmundosocialista.blogspot.com

 

 

 

Mass organized movements and opposition parties occupied not only the capital Brasilia but also the main cities of the country on Sunday, June 7. They protested against Bolsonaro's government and the neo-fascist movements, in defense of democracy and the rights of the people. Organized and peaceful, the demonstrations disproved the president Bolsonaro's speech that accused protesters of "terrorists" in an interview with CNN during the week.

 

The demonstration brought together health professionals, organized supporters of the main football teams, black community movements, the LGBT community, students, women, teachers, representatives of indigenous communities, artists, social movements and political parties. Like the United States and other countries, the demonstration respected health protocols, with distancing, distribution of alcohol in gel and the use of masks. The walk was attended by people of all ages. The demonstrators also defended the public Unified Health System (SUS) and offered solidarity to those killed by Covid-19 across the country (more than 35.000).

 

"Black lives, women's lives, health professionals' lives matter," protesters chanted in chorus. The demonstrators remembered the names of Councilwoman Marielle Franco, the boy João Pedro, a black boy murdered by the police, the American George Floyd and other blacks murdered b y police violence.

 

But most importantly on Sunday was that these large demonstrations break with the lockdown imposed by state governments, with the tacit acceptance of the directions of the mass movements and left-wing parties, which prevented the struggles in the streets of the workers and oppressed, while the attacks on the rights of the working class are increasing.

 

Long live the struggle of the Brazilian Workers!

 

* For the annulment of Article 142 of the Constitution!

 

* Build the general political general strike!

 

* Cancel all austerity measures such as pension reform and labor reform!

 

* Convene popular assemblies in trade unions, workplaces and neighborhoods!

 

* For the immediate formation of a broad single united front of all mass organizations of the working and oppressed class (PT, PCdoB, PSOL, PCO, CUT, MST, MTST, etc.) to organize a mass resistance!

 

* For a Revolutionary Constituent Assembly!