Anti-Temer Show in Support of Direct Elections Unites Protestors in SP

06/05/2017 - 12h25

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JOSÉ MARQUES

FROM SÃO PAULO

GÉSSICA BRANDINO

RODRIGO DELFIM

COLLABORATION FOR FOLHA

On Sunday (4), protestors, parties and movements came together in the Largo da Batata (square), in São Paulo's west zone, for ashow in favor of President Temer's removal and direct elections.

The demonstration, which began at noon and ended around 6 pm, was organized by carnival groups and CEOs from the cultural sector, such as Alê Youssef an Facundo Guerra, with support from leftist groups Frente Brasil Popular and Frente Povo Sem Medo.

Juca Varella/Folhapress Mano Brown, Maria Gadu, Pericles, Emicida, Criolo, Tulipa Ruiz, Otto, Simoninha, Chico Cesar and Pitty were among the main artists that performed on the stage of the Largo da Batata

According to organizers, 100,000 people participated in the demonstration with appearances from Mano Brown, Pitty and Chico César, among other artists. Politicians included federal deputies Ivan Valente (PSOL) and Paulo Teixeira (PT- Workers' Party). The Military Police has not divulged crowd estimates.

The protest was not opposed to the participation of groups that requested former President Dilma Rousseff's removal. However, those groups did not attend the event.

Many of the demonstrators who made their way to the largo da Batata do not identify with the left or the right, but are in favor of fighting corruption and pushing for government transparency.

Participants held flags and wore shirts that announced their party affiliations, such as PT, PCO and PDT, from CUT (the main union tied to the PT) as well as connections to movements such as CMP (Central de Movimentos Populares) and MTST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem-Teto).

The demonstration also featured a stand, sponsored by PSOL, to collect signatures to support the initiatives.

Translated by SUGHEY RAMIREZ

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