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Rio de Janeiro, Oct 13 (EFE).- Dozens of women took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro Wednesday to protest against the veto of the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, on the free distribution of sanitary napkins for girls and women under social vulnerability conditions.The protesters gathered at Cinelandia Square in the evening, where they criticized the "lack of sensitivity" of the president. (Camera: JANAÍNA QUINET).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO PROTEST AGAINST THE VETO OF PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO ON FREE TAMPON DISTRIBUTION, IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.SOUND BITES: SUSANA DE OLIVEIRA, ONE OF THE PROTESTERS (IN PORTUGUESE).TRANSLATION: We have a president who is against that, who does not help, who only takes basic necessities from the people. We are going backward. It is something unheard of.
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Sao Paulo, Sep 12 (EFE).- Thousands of people took to the streets all across Brazil on Sunday to demand the ouster of President Jair Bolsonaro, but the demonstrations served to show the lack of unity among the opposition despite the escalating threats against democratic institutions being made by the ultrarightist leader.The demonstrations held in a number of state capitals around the country, including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, featured the protesters' demand for Bolsonaro's impeachment with an eye toward removing him from the presidency, but they also included an assortment of other demands. (Camera: WALLACE CARVALHO)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, JAIR BOLSONARO.SOUND BITES: CIRO GOMES, FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE DEMOCRATIC LABOR PARTY (PDT, CENTER-LEFT)CIRO GOMES:"Whoever is a democrat in Brazil has to understand that impeachment is the only way out to protect us from the serious and violent demarcation that Bolsonaro is planning"
Brazilians protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo, days after the country marked its Independence Day with rival pro- and anti-government rallies. IMAGES