Brazilians take to streets again to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment

A protestor holds a banner in which reads"Vaccine" and"Impeachment" during a demonstration against the Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus disease pandemic and demanding his impeachment, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2021.

Bolsonaro is facing reelection next year, in a race in which he is likely to face his political nemesis, former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Polls currently show Bolsonaro losing against Lula. "I'm here because it is time to react to the genocidal government that we have, that has taken over our country," said Marcos Kirst, a protester in Sao Paulo.Over 500,000 Brazilians have died of COVID-19 under Bolsonaro's leadership, who has been widely criticized for dismissing the severity of the disease and opposing masks and social distancing measures.

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