Brazil: Bolsonaro orders security forces to intervene in pro-democracy protests
07 June 2020 |
9:04 am
Anti-government protesters are "outcasts, delinquents, and addicts," according to the Brazilian president. Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to call on security forces for an upcoming pro-democracy protest over the weekend.
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