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The Brazilian people staged massive demonstrations throughout the country in support of President Dilma Rousseff on Friday.
Marches were held in at least 23 of Brazil's major cities.
The demonstrations in support of Rousseff come after the right-wing opposition organized a series of protests set for Sunday, demanding the president's impeachment.
Social movements, parties and activists joined efforts to organize the mobilizations across the country. Some of the main organizers were the Movement of Landless Campesinos (MST), the Central Workers Union (CUT), the Brazilian Workers Union (CTB) and the governing Worker’s Party (PT).
With banners in defense of democracy and of the state-owned oil company Petrobras, the social movements registered over 100,000 people participating in demonstrations nationwide.
Brazilian media outlets have reported in recent days that businessmen are trying to force employees to attend Sunday's acts against the president.
In response, thousands of people are using the hashtag #EuNaoVou (I won't go) to show their rejection of the impeachment march, which is being organized through social media campaigns.
Some Brazilian twitter users are making reference to past episodes in the country's history of military coups against progressive governments.
The tweet below reads “I will not go because I studied history."
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#EuNãoVou domingo. Tia Katia ensinou direitinho na 8a. Série. pic.twitter.com/JvmjgWUtP9
— Henrique Pinheiro (@hpinheiro)
marzo 13, 2015
Some users have pointed at Jorge Paulo Lemann, the richest person in Brazil, who has been financially backing the march. This tweet denounces his financing of the website Vemprarua.org (Come to the streets.org), one of the main organizers of the protests.
RT @bethmass: @emerluis: #DomingoEuNãoVouPorque quem tá financiando isso quer quebrar o Brasil pic.twitter.com/LlrOKwDUGX
— Walter (@engajarte)
marzo 13, 2015
Other users reject the impeachment as an attempt from the right-wing parties to achieve what they could not during the elections, a recurring description used by the President Rousseff herself, who described the calls to impeachment as a “third round” election.
The tweet below reads “15/03 I will not go. Elections are a serious thing, and people's hysteria should be solved through analysis.”
�� 15 de março? #EuNãoVou #Democracia Que Nunca Mais Desapareça �� http://t.co/fMcVSYSMZo via @BrasilPost pic.twitter.com/FGmw9ubNkX
— Paula Ugalde (@paula_ugalde)
marzo 11, 2015
In a similar tone, the tweet below reads “I will not go because I voted in the elections, because I respect the people's will, because I don't support a coup!”
Dia 15/03 Vá quem quiser, só não contem comigo pois #EuNãoVou. pic.twitter.com/CuMJsHJ3nE
— Wagner Silva (Guiné) (@wadrisha)
marzo 11, 2015
