Some news on Brasil

We share some updates on the mass struggles that took place this week in Brazil

2,000 leaflets for the Event on the End of 6×1 Scale

In Recife, the Support Committee of A Nova Democracia spread more than 2,000 leaflets to workers in just two days. These leaflets call on the event against the end of the 6×1 scale, which seeks to reduce the legal working day in Brazil, currently 6 days of work and 1 day of rest.

During the spreading of leaflets, people showed interest in understanding the subject and recounted the fatigue and health problems caused by the exhausting working day.

Source: A Nova Democracia

Neighbors struggle in defense of their neighborhood

In Recife, residents of the Santo Amaro neighborhood protested in defense of Campo do Barro at a place where neighbors gather for sports and recreational activities.

This space was taken over by the Workers Without Ceiling Movement (MTST) because – although there are other available lands in the neighborhood – the real estate company together with the city council has decided to build a housing complex, which would lead to the destruction of the space.

The neighbors have held a demonstration for the second time during December, where they have set tires on fire to make barricades, demanding that Campo do Barro to be respected as a space for the neighbors.

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Adult students struggle for their right to education in Goiâna

In Goiâna, the streets were taken to protest against the closure of 56 of the Schools for Youth-Adults (EJA). The students in these schools are usually adults who attend their classes during evening, which allows them to combine it with a working life. The students of these schools have demonstrated together with relatives and teachers to stop this anti-popular meassure.

This measure comes from the current mayor, Sandro Mabel, who actually obtained fewer votes than the abstentions recorded in the last electoral farce. In his plan to cut spendings on the people, he is limiting and extinguishing public service contracts. The Union of Municipal Education Service Workers (SIMSED) distributed more than 1,000 leaflets denouncing the issue. In addition, teachers had already experienced salary cuts and other workers, such as cleaners, were not even paid the minimum wage.

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