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Bogotá, Dec 8 (EFE / EPA) .- With "free hugs", calls to respect life and for the Colombian president, Iván Duque, to listen to the demands of the people, the concert "A song for Colombia " started Sunday, through which artists express their support to social protests against the Government.(CAMERA: Juan Diego López)
People march in Bogota in support of the reforms proposed by the leftist Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, at a time when his government is facing an illegal wiretapping scandal and a crisis of popularity. IMAGES
Crowds gather in Washington DC at the start of a day of nationwide protests aimed at countering a conservative drive to restrict access to abortions in the United States. IMAGES
Sao Paulo, Sep 12 (EFE).- Thousands of people took to the streets all across Brazil on Sunday to demand the ouster of President Jair Bolsonaro, but the demonstrations served to show the lack of unity among the opposition despite the escalating threats against democratic institutions being made by the ultrarightist leader.The demonstrations held in a number of state capitals around the country, including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, featured the protesters' demand for Bolsonaro's impeachment with an eye toward removing him from the presidency, but they also included an assortment of other demands. (Camera: WALLACE CARVALHO)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, JAIR BOLSONARO.SOUND BITES: CIRO GOMES, FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE DEMOCRATIC LABOR PARTY (PDT, CENTER-LEFT)CIRO GOMES:"Whoever is a democrat in Brazil has to understand that impeachment is the only way out to protect us from the serious and violent demarcation that Bolsonaro is planning"
Bogota, Jul 20 (EFE) (CAMERA: Mauricio Dueñas, Juan Diego Lopez, Ricardo Maldonado) - A massive peaceful protest filled the streets of Colombia with color and music Tuesday, where thousands of citizens protested to request justice, peace, employment, and education.