Massive protests against Jair Bolsonaro take to the streets of Brazil for the second day in a row

“Bolsonaro genocida” Yes “Vete, Bolsovirus” shouted the 10,000 or so protesters in Rio de Janeiro, while in that city and others – such as São Paulo, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and Salvador – they described the president as “psychopath” Yes “assassin”, according to the ANSA news agency.

Brazil is the third country with the most infections and the second with the highest number of accumulated deaths since the start of the pandemic, with more than 16.4 million and 461,000 respectively, according to the online database of Johns Hopkins University of America.

The head of state is accused of being a “denial” for opposing generalized quarantines, insisting on his recommendation for the use of hydroxychloroquine and delaying the vaccination campaign.

Hydroxychloroquine is a medicine used against malaria but it has not been shown to be effective in the fight against the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, so far, just over 21% of the population of over 210 million have been vaccinated with one dose, and with both doses, around 10%, according to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. .

At the same time, a parliamentary committee investigating the management of the coronavirus is trying to determine whether the general Eduardo Pazuello, while he was Minister of Health, he ordered the purchase of millions of chloroquine tablets instead of prioritizing the purchase of vaccines.

In this context, the popularity of Bolsoon He has fallen to 24%, his lowest level since taking office, 49% of Brazilians believe he should be dismissed immediately and his intention to vote is 23% against 41% of the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to a sound from the Datafolha Institute published by Folha de Sao Paulo.