Free Brazil Movement
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| Abbreviation | MBL |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brasil |
Key people |
Kim Kataguiri[1] Renan Santos[2] Fabio Ostermann Fernando Holiday |
| Website | mbl.org.br |
Free Brazil Movement (MBL, or Movimento Brasil Livre in Portuguese) is a libertarian and republican social movement founded in 2014. Its leader is the activist[3] Kim Kataguiri.[4]
According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the MBL was mainly responsible for the convening of the demonstrations of 15 March and 12 April in 2015 against the social governmental establishment of Dilma Rousseff and the Workers' Party.[5] The group's headquarters are located in São Paulo, and according to The Economist, was "founded last year to promote the answers of the free market for the country's problems"[6] In manifesto published on the internet, the MBL cites his five goals, "free and independent press, economic freedom, separation of powers, free and reputable elections, and the end of direct and indirect subsidies to dictatorships".[7]
References
- ↑ Pieter Zalis e Eduardo Gonçalves (11 March 2015). "Quais são e como pensam os movimentos que vão para a rua contra Dilma no domingo". Veja. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Marcelo Gonzato (13 March 2015). "Quais são e como pensam os movimentos que vão para a rua contra Dilma no domingo". Veja. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ Thiago Ney (12 March 2015). "Roqueiro e ativista na web, líder anti-Dilma defende privatizar saúde e educação". iG São Paulo. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ The Associated Press (30 March 2015). "Teen Libertarian Is Face of Brazil`s Young Free-Market Right". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Marcelo Gonzatto (14 March 2015). "Quem são os articuladores nacionais do protesto contra Dilma". Zero Hora. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Niche no Longer". The Economist. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "No que acreditamos". Movimento Brasil Livre. Retrieved 16 March 2015.