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Protesters in Brasília city center: With around 460,000 fatalities, Brazil is one of the countries worst hit by the pandemic
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Tens of thousands of people demonstrated again in Brazil against President Jair Bolsonaro.
The protests in dozens of cities on Saturday mainly related to the right-wing extremist head of state's lax treatment of the corona pandemic, but also to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
The demonstrators also accused Bolsonaro of promoting racism and violence in Brazilian society.
Left-wing organizations and student movements called for the protests.
Protesters accuse the head of state of "genocide"
In Rio de Janeiro alone, around 10,000 people took to the streets against Bolsonaro.
The protesters wore corona respirators.
They shouted "Bolsonaro out!" And accused the head of state of "genocide".
Protests against the president also took place in the metropolises of Belo Horizonte, Salvador and the capital Brasília.
Bolsonaro is accused of downplaying the pandemic to have promoted the rapid spread of the corona virus in the largest country in Latin America.
Bolsonaro had described the Covid-19 disease caused by the coronavirus as a "minor flu" and criticized measures by Brazilian states and municipalities to contain the virus because of their throttling effects on the economy.
He also questioned the effectiveness of the vaccines.
Bolsonaro's popularity among the population is waning
Protests against the president have been going on in Brazil for months and have grown in popularity over time.
Bolsonaro's popularity has dwindled significantly.
According to a survey by the Datafolha Institute, it is only 24 percent.
In the past two weeks, however, there had also been demonstrations in support of the president - Bolsonaro himself, however, called for these meetings.
Brazil is one of the worst countries in the world hit by the corona pandemic.
Around 460,000 fatalities have been counted there in the official statistics so far.
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