After Dilma Rousseff's impeachment, part of the population was dissatisfied with the Temer government, especially due to allegations of corruption among several members of the cabinet.

Protesters also claimed that there was insufficient justification to constitute a crime of liability in the impeachment process, since "fiscal pedaling" was common practice in state governments.

[12][13][14] In May 2016, as a reaction to the closure of the Ministry of Culture, activists from the sector occupied the agency's headquarters in several states and chanted "Temer Out" along with the Carmina Burana cantata.

The Gustavo Capanema Palace in Rio de Janeiro and the Funarte buildings in Belo Horizonte, Brasília and São Paulo were occupied.

[15][16][17] On 17 May, during the Cannes Film Festival in France, members of the Aquarius crew, including director Kleber Mendonça Filho and actress Sônia Braga, held signs protesting against Dilma Rousseff's impeachment.

Besides protesting against the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the groups campaigned against the social setbacks of the Temer government, for workers' rights, for democracy and against the pension reform.

On 22 September, trade union centrals promoted the National Day of Paralysis and Mobilization of Categories against the proposed reforms in labor and social security legislation in several states.

[36][37][38]On 15 March 2017, protests occurred in nineteen states and the Federal District against the proposed pension reform sent by the Temer government to the National Congress.

There were demonstrations in 25 states and the Federal District, with public services being paralyzed, violent actions by activists, clashes with the military police and an attack on Michel Temer's house.

In the ABC region of São Paulo, Brazil's main automotive hub, around 60,000 workers from automakers and other companies in the sector joined the strike and paralyzed vehicle production.

On Twitter, Dilma Rousseff commented that "the mobilization in defence of labour and social security rights unites workers and shows the strength of their resistance".

On 17 May, after the allegations of recordings against Temer, a protest took place in front of the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), which brought together around a thousand people and blocked part of Paulista Avenue.

[50][51][52] On 28 May, a demonstration in support of direct elections occurred on Copacabana Beach with the participation of Cordão do Bola Preta and singers such as Mano Brown, Otto, Maria Gadú, Pretinho da Serrinha, Milton Nascimento and Caetano Veloso, as well as left-wing politicians and actors including Daniel de Oliveira and Sophie Charlotte.

[53][54] On 4 June, another demonstration in favor of direct elections took place at Largo do Batata in São Paulo with the participation of singers such as Chico César, Maria Gadú, Criolo, Emicida, Pitty, Tulipa Ruiz, Mano Brown, Otto and Simoninha.