Opposition: Government Non-Centralized leadership.Some notable people participating: Fernando Haddad Manuela d'Ávila Ciro Gomes Tabata Amaral Randolfe Rodrigues Guilherme Boulos João Amoêdo Simone Tebet Alessandro Vieira João Doria Joice Hasselmann Luiz Henrique Mandetta Arthur do Val Government: Jair Bolsonaro(Commander-in-chief) Hamilton MourãoEduardo PazuelloMarcelo Queiroga Pro-Government groups:Ricardo SallesBia KicisCarla ZambelliEduardo Bolsonaro May 29, 2021: 420,000 June 19, 2021: 750,000 July 3, 2021: 800,000 July 24, 2021: 600,000 September 12, 2021: 6,000 (in São Paulo) October 2, 2021: 700,000 7 September 2021: The 2021 Brazilian protests were popular demonstrations that took place in different regions of Brazil in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[16] On 23 June, Federal Deputy Luís Miranda (DEM-DF) denounced a corruption scandal involving Covaxin's buy contract by Bolsonaro's government, in a live national transmission of CNN Brasil.

[17] The same day, a press conference at the Planalto Palace was organized, aired live by TV Brasil, where the Federal Government confronted Miranda's claims, and Bolsonaro affirms that it was all a typo.

Luiz Pereira said that, on 25 February, he met with Roberto Ferreira Dias, Logistics Director at the Health Ministry, in Brasília Shopping, to negotiate 400 million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Among the people who signed a collective request published on 24 May 2021, are former RecordTV presenter Xuxa Meneghel, sports commentator Walter Casagrande, the YouTuber and main government opponent Felipe Neto, the priest Júlio Lancelotti and the actress Júlia Lemmertz.

[71] The requests also started to use the context of pro-government movements with threats of military or federal intervention to counter the restriction measures used by mayors and governors during the critical period of the Pandemic, including pro-government demonstrations held on 15 May in Brasília as part of the movement entitled March of the Christian Family for Freedom and on 23 May in Rio de Janeiro, with the presence of the former Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, including one of the targets of the COVID-19 CPI and until then hadn't had given testimony.

[72][73][74] On 30 June, politicians of the left and of the right presented a "super request" for Bolsonaro's impeachment, in an event that included former government supporters Joice Hasselman and Kim Kataguiri, along with other opposition deputies.

[76]However, hours after the request was presented, Chamber of Deputies' President, Arthur Lira, rejected the proposal, affirming that "Impeachment, as a political action, we do not do it with discourse, we do it with materiality, which has not yet been proven".

[79][80] The embassy also recommended the use of "discreet" clothing and the use of an emergency application created by the United States for US citizens living abroad, thus allowing monitoring and assistance to the Americans if necessary in a possible conflict.

[98][99][100][101] Despite the weakening of the requests for impeachment in the Chamber of Deputies, there were still caravans and motorcades in various different parts of the country asking for the president's removal, in addition to the resumption of vaccination in some cities and the return of emergency aid.

[102][103][104] In many Brazilian cities, such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Goiânia, Porto Alegre, Vitória, João Pessoa, Salvador, Recife and Natal, cacerolazos were registered on 23 March during a speech by President Jair Bolsonaro.

[109] Members of syndical unions and football clubs, alongside opposition parties and movements announced protests in at least 85 cities for 29 May, starting to adopt, in addition to agendas such as the impeachment of Jair Bolsonaro and the return of emergency aid at R$600.00, protesters also expressed criticism of the encouragement of the COVID kit, opposition to denialism, support for vaccination campaigns, nurses and the COVID-19 CPI (which investigated actions of Federal and local Governments during the pandemic, especially the use of medications without proven efficacy against COVID-19 and the refusal to purchase vaccines), some protesters also demanded ending budget cuts for education and police violence (especially against the black population), using the context of the Massacre of Jacarezinho, some also raised agendas such as protection of natives and the environment.

[117][118] Artists from TV Globo such as Samantha Schmutz, Julia Lemmertz, Maria Ribeiro, Mônica Martelli, Ana Hikari, Renata Sorrah, Fernanda Lima, Guta Stresser, Luisa Arraes and Paulo Betti, in addition to the presenter of GNT Astrid Fontenelle and the writer Gregorio Duvivier were among the participants in the movements.

The transmission also took place hours after the announcement of the forecast by the governor of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), that the entire adult population of his state would be vaccinated against COVID-19 until the end of October.

[127] The protests on 19 June were considered by organizers to be significantly larger than those on 29 May, with 427 events taking place in 366 cities in all states, including the Federal District, and in all capitals across the country, attracting 750,000 people.

[135] On 26 June, after the "Covaxingate" revelations of the Federal Deputy Luis Miranda (DEM-DF) and his brother Luis Ricardo Miranda on Friday (25th) the COVID-19 CPI found a scheme of overpricing in the acquisition of Covaxin vaccine doses, in the afternoon of the following day a group of protesters formed by the movement Esquerda Diário and the party Unidade Popular held a demonstration in São Paulo on Avenida Paulista, near the Museum of Arts (MASP), demanding the president's impeachment.

São Paulo State Military Police tried to disperse the protesters with pepper spray and moral effect bombs, but they answered, attacking the policemen with sticks, stones, rockets, railings and bikes.

A man and a woman were arrested for making graffiti[147][148] In Belo Horizonte, a group of protesters set fire to tires on the Rua dos Caetés in an act against the government on 23 July.

[153][154][155][156][157] Hours before the demonstrations, protesters linked to the group Peripheral Revolution set fire to the Statue of Borba Gato in the East Zone of São Paulo, forcing the alteration of subway and bus lines.

[180] In São Paulo, the events on the Avenida Paulista brought together leaders such as Ciro Gomes, Fernando Haddad, Randolfe Rodrigues, Alessandro Vieira, Guilherme Boulos, Manuela D'Ávila, Simone Tebet and Luíz Henrique Mandetta, among others.

Entitled "March of the Christian Family for Freedom", it was, according to the organizers, against communism, lockdowns and a decision of the Supreme Court that allowed states to close churches and religious temples.

[215] Pro-government protests, organized by movements Marcha da Família Cristã and Brasil Verde e Amarelo, took place at the Ministries Esplanade, with the participation of Bolsonaro and some of his ministers, all arriving by horse.

The video quickly went viral and divided opinions even within Jair Bolsonaro support groups, while many declared "it's another shovel of dirt in the president's grave" others decided to try to attack the same on social media.

[338][334][339] Truck drivers who joined the strike were also receiving financial aid for food, they informed that the money was being sent by the agribusiness sector, mainly from soy that is supporting the pro-Bolsonaro demonstration.

We will keep it standing, with sweat and perseverance… If contempt for judicial decisions occurs at the initiative of the head of any of the powers, this attitude, in addition to representing an attack on democracy, constitutes a crime of responsibility, to be analyzed by the National Congress.The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies made its note through the federal deputy Arthur Lira, who is known for being a supporter of then president Jair Bolsonaro, criticized the position of his colleague from executive, in a note he said:[345] Our House is committed to the real Brazil – which has been suffering from the pandemic, unemployment and lack of opportunities.

In the Chamber of Deputies, we approved emergency aid and voted on laws that made access to vaccination easier, We advanced in legislation that allows the creation of more jobs and more income.

Just as I will also continue defending the right of parliamentarians to free expression – and our prerogative to punish them internally if the House, with its sovereignty and independence, understands that they have crossed the line.The president of the National Congress Rodrigo Pacheco also spoke about the acts on 7 September.

"[349] During an audience about the COVID-19 passport on the 14th, people began protesting against its compulsory use, Deputy Talita, Singer Netinho, medic Raissa Soares and Capitan Alden were also present in the act, they also criticized the government of Governor Rui Costa (PT) calling him a "dictator" after he made it obligatory for public officials to take the vaccine.

[352] In parallel, Ceará's Senator Eduardo Girão, on 2 March, started to collect signatures to create a Commission to investigate corruption scandals involving states and municipalities,[353] which caught the media's attention after many Federal Police's operations, known as "Covidão" (Big Covid, in Portuguese).

[355] Renan Calheiros was initially blocked by Justice from being part of the commission, when judge Charles Renaud Frazão de Morais agreed with Federal Deputy Carla Zambelli,[358] but he still became the rapporteur.