March against corruption shrinks in Brasilia
In the first demonstration, on September 7th, there were 25 people; this time, on the patron saint's holiday, there are only 20, according to the Military Police, demanding the regulation of the Clean Record Law and open voting in Congress; has the population grown tired of the cleanup?
A black mass of approximately 20 people, according to estimates by the Military Police (PM), marched for about a kilometer along the Esplanade of Ministries, from the Museum of the Republic in Brasília to the Three Powers Square, this morning. The three main points of the protest by participants in the 2nd edition of the March Against Corruption, also held in 18 other cities, are the regulation of the Clean Record Law by the Supreme Federal Court (STF), the approval of the bill establishing open voting for parliamentarians in Congress, and the preservation of the powers of the National Council of Justice (CNJ) as an external control body of the Judiciary.
With bicycles, brooms, clown noses, and prison uniforms, or holding banners, the protesters made a brief pause in their march in front of the National Congress, where the national anthem was sung. The number of protesters is lower than the estimate made by the military police at the first edition of the event, on September 7th, when the military police counted 25 people.
Lieutenant Marcos Braga, of the Federal District Military Police, explained that on that occasion the event gained last-minute support from the population of Brasília, who left their homes to watch the September 7th parade. This time, the protesters are carrying a banner with a pizza 15 meters in diameter. They shout: "I'm not a fool, your salary comes out of my pocket," "Hey Dilma, pay attention, Brazilians don't want corruption anymore," "No secret ballot, I want to see the thief's face."
In Rio, 2 march against corruption.
Agência Estado – A march organized by the Movement Against Corruption took over the Copacabana beachfront in Rio's South Zone in the early afternoon of Wednesday, the 12th. According to estimates by the Military Police (PM), approximately 2 people joined the protest. Among their demands, the demonstrators called for the approval of the Clean Record bill by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and the classification of corruption as a heinous crime.
The movement gained the support of non-governmental organizations such as Rio de Paz and Greenpeace. Many dressed in black and some carried green-and-yellow brooms, alluding to the cleanup in the public sector.