Until this Saturday (12), six capitals will receive protests to mark the National Day of Homage to the Victims of Covid. The mobilizations are being organized by the Association of Victims and Relatives of Victims (Avico Brasil)an entity with more than 1,500 members across the country.
March 12 was established as a date to remember Brazilians who lost their lives because of the coronavirus because it was on that day, in 2020, that the country recorded the first death resulting from the covid-19 pandemic.
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Official date
Although it is not yet part of the official calendar in Brazil, as it has not been voted on by deputies in the Federal Chamber, the date has already been approved by the Senate and was established by parliamentary houses in several cities and states.
“Our fight is for memory and justice for our family members, victims and survivors of covid-19, but above all in the defense of human rights enshrined in our Federal Constitution and systematically violated by the Brazilian State, in its different spheres, responsibility and levels”, highlights the president of Avico Brasil, Paola Falceta.
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Schedule
The demonstrations and tributes began this Friday (11). In the city of Rio de Janeiro, protesters gathered at Cinelândia early in the morning. In Belo Horizonte, a night watch was scheduled at Praça da Liberdade. Salvador and Manaus were also the scene of mobilization.
This Saturday (12), the city of São Paulo will have a demonstration on Avenida Paulista, with concentration starting at 10 am in the opening of the MASP. In Curitiba, a walk is scheduled to start at 9:30 am, at the Covid Victims Memorial (Av. Visconde de Nácar, corner with Cruz Machado). In Porto Alegre, also at 10 am, protesters will gather at the Monument to the Expeditionary, in Farroupilha Park.
Editing: Rodrigo Durao Coelho
