Brazil – Video: Streets Blockaded by Residents in Defense Against Eviction

Featured image: Blockade in defense against eviction threats in Aluízio Campos, in Campina Grande, Brazil. Source: AND

On November 4, residents and activists from Aluízio Campos, in Campina Grande blockaded two roads in defense of a threatened eviction of one of their fellow residents, A Nova Democracia (AND) reports. The resident has lived in this home for the last 8 years, and also uses the property to run a small shop.

The residents blockaded the roads for several hours, erecting barricades of burning tires, denouncing the eviction threats with slogans such as “Eviction is not the solution,” “Down with the intimidation of the city hall” and “We will not give in to terror.”