Brazil: massive march to support Bolsonaro

Thousands of followers of the president Jair Bolsonaro They met today in several Brazilian cities to show their support for the far right president, who has not yet sat in power for five months.

Among the slogans of convocation, those who They demanded the support of the people to the executive power, for lack of legislative and judicial support for their reform initiatives.

The convocation had gone through different stages: it developed in social networks, animated by conservative groups and with the express support of Bolsonaro himself, who first wanted to participate in the protests, then back off and ask his ministers not to attend.

Nevertheless, during this Sunday, Bolsonaro posted on Facebook and Twitter images and videos of the cities gathered, dressed in Brazilian flags or yellow shirts of the national football team. During an evangelical cult in Rio de Janeiro, he stressed that the demonstrations "were not in favor of the president" and the "yes of the future" of the country.

More specifically, the participation of the bolonarists to put pressure on the Congress in favor of the approval of the reform of the pensions and all the measures of fight against the crime of the Minister of the Justice, exjuez anti-corruption Sergio Moro.

Bolsonaro tried to clarify today the irritation he had expressed a few days ago about his lack of legislative support. the bad demonstration, the population showed that. vast majority went to the streets with legitimate and democratic guidelinesbut there are those who insist on distorting the facts. "

He explicitly appealed to state leaders, including on Twitter: "The president, ministers, senators, deputies, governors, mayors, councilors, judges: SEE OUR RESPONSIBILITY".

The mobilization is also seen as a response to protests against government-mandated budget cuts in education. On May 16, more than 1.5 million students and teachers in 200 cities were shot on the streets.

The ultra-conservative movements have accused Congress of embodying "the old policy" and urged it to accelerate the implementation of reforms promoted by the Minister of the Economy, Paulo Guedes, in particularly the pension reform.

The protests come at a time when the president is facing a rapid erosion of its popularity: a poll released last Friday showed that the number of Brazilians who disapprove of his government is higher than those who approve of it. Last October, he was elected in the second round with 55% of the votes.