Brazilian protests – June 2013

Brazilian Protests – June 2013

Teacher: Luciana Viter

20 cents has sparked a revolution

http://www.redpepper.org.uk/brazil-the-giant-has-awoken/

Brazil is in revolt. What started as a protest about a R$0.20 rise in bus fares has turned into a mass nationwide movement .

Over a million people took the streets

http://www.redpepper.org.uk/brazil-the-giant-has-awoken/

In a country often seen as politically passive, a silent majority was finding its voice. Until now they discussed these problems individually with resignation, saying ‘that’s just the way Brazil is’. Now they are demanding change.

The giant has awoken!

http://www.redpepper.org.uk/brazil-the-giant-has-awoken/

The participants were predominantly young, but the movement resonates far beyond them.

Events are moving fast with protests growing and spreading to new cities each day, and it is far from clear when or how it will end.

But it’s not just about 20 cents

"“Their bright banners bore diverse demands” says Julia Carneiro from BBC Brasil ”but all

reflected a fatigue with what people here get from the state.

I repeatedly heard the word “tired”: protesters told me they were tired of corruption, of

nepotism, of high taxes paid for poor public services."

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/119921-brazilian-protesters-its-not-about-20-cents/

Some reasons why Brazil is protesting

... besides Public Transportation

Against Corruption

Against the Costs of the World Cup

"We are demanding more respect to the population," Vinicius de Assis, 21, a protester in

Rio told the Associated Press.

"They are building these overpriced stadiums and are not worrying about the situation

of their own people."

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/119921-brazilian-protesters-its-not-about-20-cents/

For Better Public Health Care

For Better Public Education

“The people have woken up. The bus fare hike was just the moment of awakening. Now we are

fighting for better health care, security and education.

We are tired man, this is the time to fight. Enough injustice,” said one protester draped in a

Brazilian flag, Leandro Pergula.”

http://www.euronews.com/2013/06/20/more-protests-planned-in-brazil-despite-fare-price-u-turns/

History tells us about some movements like this in the past

French Revolution (1789)

Prague Spring (1968)

Brazilian Military Dictatorship (1968)

China (1989)

Now, we are on the world newspapers

Protests like these are alsohappening all over the world

Arab Spring (since 2010)

Greece (since 2010)

Occupy Wall Street (since 2011)

Turkey (2013)

We are the social network

A Social Network Revolution

Brazilian activists are employing a variety of technology tools to create and share

information of anti-government protests as the demonstrations grow in size and influence.

Brazilian Signs of Protest

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/21/world/americas/brazil-protest-signs.html?_r=0

Sorry for the inconvenience, we are changing the country.

We got back the cents, now we want the millions

We want hospitals on FIFA’s standards

There are so many wrong things that they don’t fit on a single placard

You will see that your son does not run from a fight.

Violence does not represent us.