Empty acts for and against the federal government mark Labor Day this Thursday (1st) in São Paulo.
From the PT side, the main event, organized by the Metalworkers Union of São Paulo and Mogi das Cruzes, took place in the Liberdade neighborhood, bringing together musical performances throughout the day and speeches by Fernando Haddad, Simone Tebet and Marina Silva. At least a thousand people were expected, but around 400 actually showed up, according to O Poder 360.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, however, did not participate in person for the second year in a row.
The former Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, from the former Attorney General of the Union, Jorge Messias, to the Federal Supreme Court, stating that the movement was not only a defeat for President Lula, but a defeat for the whole of Brazil.
Former minister Simone Tebet, without a salary reduction, classifies it as an “advance” and states that Brazil will not break with the measure, just as it didn’t break “when we went from 15 days of vacation to 30 days, just as it didn’t break with the approval of the thirteenth salary and, with overtime.”
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In addition, acts took place in Praça Roosevelt, Praça da República and Paço Municipal, in São Bernardo do Campo, metropolitan region of São Paulo.
The end of the 6×1 scale, the increase in the minimum wage, the expansion of the Income Tax exemption range and the regulation of work via apps were the main flags defended in these acts.
Opposition groups linked to former president Jair Bolsonaro are holding an event on Avenida Paulista — a stage that was requested by the organization of the pro-government demonstration, but had already been reserved by the “Patriotas do QG” group, still in 2024, according to UOL. The event brought together 95 people, according to Poder 360.
The agendas brought by the Bolsonarists were broader, with criticisms of the cost of living, the tax burden and the conduct of economic policy, in addition to defending greater economic freedom and other political and institutional issues.
Outside of São Paulo, there are records of demonstrations in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Salvador, among others.
(Text being updated)
