May Day Clashes Erupt in Brasília and São Paulo After Bolsonaro Effigies Appear

Overview

• Following Friday's Labor Day rallies in Brazil, a CUT march in Brasília turned into shoving and punches after Bolsonaro supporters arrived with a life-size cardboard figure of the ex-president.
• In Brasília, the effigy was thrown and broken as tempers flared, and the Federal District military police said they quickly contained the clash with no serious incidents and no one taken to a station.
• In São Paulo, a small right-wing event on Avenida Paulista authorized by the mayor drew counter-chants of “no amnesty,” and at least one woman said she would file a police report after being pushed and injured.
• Organizers in São Paulo displayed props including Bolsonaro figures and an Uncle Sam likeness, and a banner reading “Flávio presidente, Bolsonaro livre e Supremo é o povo,” which critics treated as provocation.
• The Brasília event led by the main labor federation focused on ending the 6x1 work schedule, which requires six straight workdays for one day off, underscoring how workplace demands now intersect with charged street politics.