Manifestos for Democracy in Brazil Unite Ideological Opponents

Movement defending the Constitution and independence of Powers harken back to the 1984 Diretas Já movement

Jun.1.2020 2:41PM

Fábio Zanini
SÃO PAULO

Manifestos in favor of democracy have taken over social media and newspapers in recent days, seeking to recreate a climate of Diretas Já. This new movement was spurred on by Jair Bolsonaro's attack on Brazil's institutions.

If the comparison with the 1984 movement sounds somewhat exaggerated, there is one commonality between the two moments—authoritarianism is the common enemy.

In general, there is no explicit defense of the removal of the President.

The biggest initiative is the Movement We Are Together, launched the day before yesterday. It gathered 8,000 signatures per hour and collected more than 150,000 names this Sunday.

On Sunday (31), another manifesto from the legal community appeared. With the title of Basta! (Enough!)It gathers around 720 legal professionals.

More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2020/06/manifestos-for-democracy-in-brazil-unite-ideological-opponents.shtml?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsen

Also posted in Editorials and other articles:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016257091

(Looked up the phrase "Diretas Já" in google translate, which says it means "direct now." )