Re:Brazil protests spread in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio
by cesarbs on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @12:44AM
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At least there at thousands of people out there, and the government can see they won't have it forever. I guess that's the main point of it. It doesn't matter if the protests started for a reason and turned into something else. People are fed up, period. They are going out there to express their contempt for one of the world's most abusive and corrupt governments.
Some are saying they are going to invade the National Congress. I really hope they do.
Re:Brazil protests spread in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio
by cfontes on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @01:51AM
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Brazilian Living in Australia here. I hope they do too and kick Renan Calheiros out of it... he so deserves it.
A convicted criminal being the president of a Chamber that represents the people is one of the biggest shames of our country right now, at least for me.
Re:Brazil protests spread in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio
by iurisilvio on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @09:48AM
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Unfortunately, he is not the only problem here. It will be a good thing if it happen, but does not solve the huge problem we have in Brazil. The Chamber is just a sample of our society, the corruption is everywhere.
Re:Brazil protests spread in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio
by malvim on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @09:50AM
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Brazilian here, fortunate enough to have walked alongside the protesters yesterday in Rio de Janeiro (while it was still peaceful).
It does seem like a massive flashmob, but my guess is that it comes from all the time we've been numb and asleep and removed from all the crap that's been happening. I know that, in order to get objective results, we need to have objective... well, objectives. :) But if a giant "occupy Brazil"-style flashmob is what it takes for us to understand what's going on and the power we have, then I'm all for it.
Re:Brazil protests spread in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio
by saraid216 on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @03:17AM
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So, in short, "Occupy Brazil"?
Re:Brazil protests spread in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio
by rogeriovazp on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @07:51AM
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I´m a brazilian and yes, it seems like "Occupy Brazil"
The people on the protests are already being manipulated by the original movement, by left wing and right wing. Even the mass media and Internet celebrities are capitalizing on it, each claiming the protests to be whatever they feel like. The swing on the public opinion between last monday and today is so severe that it is scary, a clear study in group dynamics.
Without an objective, this is more like a massive flashmob than a real movement. It's also a catastrophe waiting to occur, all it takes is one radical leadership to pop up.
I hope the people get more critic or this won't achieve anything meaningful, will just fulfill the ego of the people who went to the protests to have an Instagram pic of it on their profile.
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxQ6ntyM-U&feature=c4-overvi...