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(19 Jun 2021) Demonstrators rallied in the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as the country reached the 500,000 COVID-19 deaths milestone.
Activists critical of Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus pandemic had called for a nationwide protest across 300 Brazilian cities.
Walking down Rio de Janeiro's downtown main avenue, protesters yelled "Out Bolsonaro" and waved banners against the president.
Many banners accused Bolsonaro of genocide and called for his impeachment.
"He (Bolsonaro) is a threat to democracy, a threat to the 88' constitution, a threat to the whole civilisation logic, who defends barbarism", said Wesley Teixeira, member of the Black Coalition for Rights.
The demonstrations were also against Bolsonaro's economic policies, which they say harm the interests of the poor and working class.
The nation of 210 million people has been reporting an average of more than 2,000 daily deaths in recent days.
Brazil’s reported death toll is second only to that of the U.S., where the number of lives lost has topped 600,000.
The country  is registering more than 70,000 confirmed coronavirus infections every day.
Just 11.4% of the population has been fully vaccinated, according to the government.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the coronavirus while trying to keep the economy humming.
He dismissed the scourge early on as “a little flu” and has scorned masks.

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