Union members gather 15 and block Paulista Avenue.
March calls for strengthening of the domestic market and lower interest rates.
Around 15 protesters from various labor unions are gathered on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo this early afternoon. According to the Traffic Engineering Company (CET), the avenue is completely blocked in the area of Haddock Lobo Street.
The demonstration began around 10 am at Praça Charles Miller, in front of the Pacaembu Stadium, in the western part of the city. After gathering, the protesters marched to the Legislative Assembly, passing through Avenida Paulista.
The protesters are demanding the approval of a labor agenda in Congress. According to Força Sindical, one of the participating unions, the demands include: lower interest rates, strengthening the domestic market, reducing the work week to 40 hours without reducing pay, ending the social security factor, increasing pension benefits, regulating outsourcing to guarantee workers' rights, among others.
Participating in the demonstration are the Força Sindical, the União Geral dos Trabalhadores (UGT), the Central dos Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras do Brasil (CTB), the Central Geral dos Trabalhadores do Brasil (CGTB) and Nova Central, the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem-Terra (MST), and the União Nacional dos Estudantes (UNE).