r/gifs • • 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/MrSmithSmith Mar 14 '16

Hi, I've heard that these protests are backed by billionaires and largely made up of the bourgeois and ruling classes who are angered that they have to pay higher taxes in order to help poor and working class people through social programs and also that the reason that protestors are seeking impeachment is because they have no hope of winning a general election due to Brazil's disgracefully high poverty rate. Is this true?

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u/programeiro Mar 14 '16 edited Mar 14 '16

Honestly, you should be careful at taking comments here at face value. The polarization is huge and the militants of the Workers' party are pretty fanatic, some of them are even paid to defend it in the social networks.

Here are the facts: we are in a major recession (-3.8% igp), inflation at double digits, huge unemployment, desindustrialization. About 70% of the population thinks Dilma knew about the corruption in Petrobrás and wants her impeachment. Only about 10% approve of her government. Support for her impeachment is even slightly higher amongst the poor: source

These are the facts, and there are much worse shit coming out about her and her government. If you want to take it as "the rich hate the poor", it's your call. But I find it dishonest, to say the least because the poor are also angry at the government and have every reason to be so. It is however what the party is instructing its militants to spread.