Brazilians protest, demand Bolsonaro step down

Demonstrators in Brazil gathered in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo on Sunday to demand the resignation of President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy.

Protesters on Copacabana Beach in Rio waved flags and held banners denouncing both Bolsonaro and his main political rival Lula (Luis Ignacio Da Silva), the former president and the man who polls say could win next year's elections.

In Sao Paulo, several hundred demonstrators gathered on Avenida Paulista, the city's main commercial street, holding banners reading "Bolsonaro Out".

The protests come a week after tens of thousands of Bolsonaro supporters rallied in cities around the country, showing support for the president's ongoing battles with the Supreme Court and a hostile Congress.

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