2017 Brazilian general strike

[1] The movement was a protest against reforms of labor laws, which were later adopted and social security proposed by Michel Temer government and pending in National Congress of Brazil.

[5] With wide coverage in international media,[7] the strike was minimized by the Brazilian press according to the journalist Paula Cesarino Costa, with emphasis given to conflicts between police and strikers.

[5] Several trade union centrals called for protests against new labor and social security laws proposals to the National Congress of Brazil by Michel Temer government.

The aggression was photographed and filmed, with photos in sequence capturing the moment when the captain's baton Augusto Sampaio breaks when reaching the student's head.

[27][28] The strike had international repercussions[10][8][7] and generated diverse reactions among journalists, government officials and political scientists, whereas, according to the Folha de S.Paulo ombudsman, national coverage was minimized and exacerbated conflicts between demonstrators and police forces.