In Rio de Janeiro, Alexsandro Borges, 47, a businessman marching with other retired soldiers from a parachute regiment, said he supported military intervention. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“We would like the right to defend ourselves, because the government doesn’t protect us,” he said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyNow, concerned by the country’s high levels of homicide and violent crime, conservative protesters want the statute revoked. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“I have been robbed, I have been kidnapped, I have had a weapon held to my head,” she told a cheering crowd. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOthers said they did not want another dictatorship.

Source: New York Times March 27, 2017 00:22 UTC