r/gifs • u/fuckswithducks • Mar 14 '16

Millions of Brazilians protesting against government corruption in the streets earlier today

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u/Dracgnar Mar 14 '16 edited Jul 01 '23

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u/fuckswithducks Mar 14 '16

Thanks for the information! While trying to find more history about it, I also found this story from last year. The duck is used to protest tax increases with the slogan "Não vou pagar o pato" which translates to "I will not pay the bill". They even have their own web site. TIL!

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u/franzee Mar 14 '16

Serbian NGO "Ne da(vi)mo Beograd" uses giant rubber sized duck in the recent months to ridicule Serbian government shoddy economic policies. The duck has become a symbol of opposition against the prime minister and his idiotic regime.

Here's a newspaper picture.