(19 Aug 2025)
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São Paulo – 19 August 2025
1. Various of protesters throwing red paint on life-sized cardboard cutouts of a US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest against the Israel-Hamas war during a demonstration in front of the United States General Consulate
2. Protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Portuguese) “State of Israel, assassin state!”
3. Protesters chanting outside the United States General Consulate building
4. Protester carrying a placard that reads (Portuguese) "Tyrant Trump, take your dirty paws of Brazil”
5. Protester Edva Aguilar holding a Palestinian flag in front of the consulate
6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Edva Aguilar, protester:
"I don’t even think Trump is all that interested in supporting Bolsonaro and his family. He wants what’s ours. He wants oil, he wants rare earths, he wants our forests and our water reserves, which is the largest in the world. That’s what he wants. He doesn’t care about Bolsonaro. This is his motto for advancing over Brazil. And if we don’t fight for Palestine, there will be other Palestines around the world, even here it could happen.”
7. Protesters waving flags in front of the consulate
8. Policeman in front of the consulate
9. Protester João Aguiar waving a Palestinian flag
10. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) João Aguiar, protester:
“We don’t accept these tariffs, we’re against this barbarity and the extreme force the U.S. wants to exert worldwide. And we will continue fighting here in Brazil, and wherever we are, whether in Palestine, on Brazilian soil, or anywhere in the world. Against Trump everywhere."
11. Protesters with a banner that reads (Portuguese) “Trump out of Brazil and Palestine”
12. Protester speaking on the microphone during demonstration
13. Protester waving a Palestinian flag in front of the consulate
STORYLINE:
Dozens of people gathered Tuesday in front of the United States General Consulate in São Paulo to protest President Donald Trump’s huge tariffs on Brazilian imports and his support for Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip.
The demonstration, organized by local pro-Palestinian and leftist groups, was held under the slogan: “Trump, out of Brazil and Palestine.”
Red paint was spilled on life-sized cardboard figures of Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Activists said the act symbolized the bloodshed in Gaza and the human cost of U.S. and Israeli military actions.
Protesters waved Palestinian flags, carried banners condemning what they called the “U.S. imperialism”, and chanted to defend Brazil’s sovereignty.
They accuse Trump of fuelling violence in Gaza through unconditional backing of Israel and also criticized the 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports.
"We don’t accept these tariffs; we’re against this barbarity and the extreme force the U.S. wants to exert worldwide. And we will continue fighting here in Brazil, and wherever we are, whether in Palestine, on Brazilian soil, or anywhere in the world. Against Trump everywhere," said João Aguiar, 47, a public employee.
The Brazilian government unveiled last week a plan to support local exporters affected by a 50% tariff imposed by Trump, providing for a credit lifeline of 30 billion reais ($5.5 billion), among other measures.
The U.S. president has directly tied the 50% tariff on many imported Brazilian goods to the judicial situation of his embattled ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest.
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