Anti-Bush march
paralyzes Sao Paulo financial center
SAO
PAULO, March 8 (EFE).—A series of protests against
the United States organized by Brazilian trade
unions, political parties, social movements and even
ecological groups, today preceded today the arrival
of President George W. Bush in Sao Paulo, on the
first leg of a tour of five Latin American
countries.
The
initial protest paralyzed for hours Paulista
Avenida, an important Sao Paulo arterial road, and
the financial heart of the largest city in South
America, and attracted 6,000 demonstrators,
according to the police, and 10,000 according to the
organizers.
The
demonstration, initially convened by groups
interested in commemorating International Women’s
Day, was quickly taken up by all organizations
opposed to Bush’s presence in Sao Paulo.
“We
want to be present dressed in red to show the blood
that is being spilled throughout the world due to
homicidal imperialist policies,” a leader of the
National Students Union told EFE. |
