[Brazil] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. A large protest of 44,900-55,000 people gathered on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo on April 6, 2025, supporting amnesty for former President Bolsonaro and others involved in the January 8 attempted coup, with multiple state governors in attendance. The demonstration was characterized as peaceful with low severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar demonstrations spread to other major Brazilian economic centers.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protests to other major Brazilian cities, particularly those with significant industrial or port infrastructure
• Track any escalation in rhetoric or actions that could signal broader political instability affecting investor confidence in Brazil's economy