Thousands in Brazil protest Bolsonaro, seek his impeachment

The protest targeted Mr. Bolsonaro for his handling of the pandemic, and inflation in food prices

With Brazil’s presidential election one year away, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched on October 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and dozens of other cities around the country to protest and call for his impeachment over his .

The protests, smaller than those in support of Mr. Bolsonaro last Sept. 7, were promoted by leftist parties and some union movements . Mr. Da Silva is widely expected to run against Mr. Bolsonaro in Brazil's October 2, 2022 presidential election.

October 2nd’s protest targeted the president for his . Mr. Bolsonaro, who is not vaccinated and doesn’t usually wear a mask, has and promoted crowds during the pandemic. Some 597,000 have died of COVID-19 in Brazil, a country of 212 million people. Demonstrators also protested surging inflation in mainstays like food and electricity.