Why Millions of Brazilians Have Flocked to the Streets for Democracy

Published on March 5, 2024

Commentary Millions of Brazilians flocked the streets of São Paulo and other capital cities on Feb. 25 in defence of democracy and human rights. The protests took place amid concerns that Brazil’s President Lula da Silva is currently installing an authoritarian regime based on radical socialism and the suppression of individual rights.  The Brazilian government is presently censoring social media and these pro-democracy demonstrations are not being publicised even by the local press. Even foreign reporters who seek to report on these protests are being seriously punished.  For example, Portuguese reporter Sergio Tavares was detained on Feb. 25 at the São Paulo airport. The federal police withheld his passport because he came to publicise the demonstration. ...

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