Protesters dressed in green and yellow waved Brazilian flags and filled the streets to express their discontent with the country’s current leadership.
Protesters in Brazil took to the streets on Saturday for Brazil’s Independence Day to demand the removal of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The demonstrations erupted in response to de Moraes’ crackdown on free speech, including his recent ban on the social media platform X in the country and fines for those who work around the ban to access the platform.
Thousands of demonstrators dressed in green and yellow and waving Brazilian flags filled the streets to express their discontent with the country’s current leadership. Many held signs protesting the ban on X, with one banner featuring an image of Elon Musk that read, “Thank you for defending our freedom,” according to the Associated Press.
These protests come ahead of Brazil’s municipal elections in October and have drawn significant support from backers of former President Jair…
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