Opponents of interim government in Brazil organise musical protest

Record ID: 103271

  • Title: Opponents of interim government in Brazil organise musical protest
  • Date: 18th May 2016
  • Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (MAY 17, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MUSICIANS UNDER THE BANNER THAT READS, "MUSIC FOR DEMOCRACY" VARIOUS OF MUSICIANS PREPARING TO PERFORM, TUNING CROWDS CHANTING "GET OUT TEMER," REFERRING TO INTERIM BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT, MICHEL TEMER (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZILIAN STUDENT, AMANDA MAGALHAES, SAYING: "We are here to defend democracy and to fight against this government. We are taking over the streets and doing everything necessary so Temer leaves the government."
  • Embargoed: 2nd June 2016 04:13
  • Keywords: Michel Temer Dilma Rousseff impeachment interim
  • Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
  • City: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
  • Country: Brazil
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014I77EIR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Demonstrators gathered in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday (May 17) night, protesting what they say is an illegitimate interim government as President Dilma Rousseff was ousted last week.
    They are putting on the pressure using creative means, including organising chamber concerts to perform Carl Orff's famous "Carmina Burana" 20th Century cantata.
    Protesters have emerged throughout the country since last Thursday (May 12) when the initiation of leftist Rousseff's trial ushered in a centre-right interim government led by Michel Temer, in a process many deem a coup d'etat.
    "We are here to defend democracy and to fight against this government. We are taking over the streets and doing everything necessary so Temer leaves the government," said student protester, Amanda Magalhaes.
    The new cabinet has been criticised for its exclusively white, male make-up, and for early moves to fold a ministry of women, racial equality and human rights into the far-bigger ministry of justice, led by a man.
    The protesters have pledged to keep the fight.
    "The importance of this event is chiefly about resistance. We are here to show that. And we will not leave the streets. It could be tomorrow with a thousand people, or it could be tomorrow. It doesn't matter," said Brazilian cultural producer, Julio Barroso.
    Leftists, minorities and many lower-income Brazilians also fear that a deep economic recession, and the spending cuts that the new government says are essential to spur recovers, could mean rolling back progressive policies.
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