22 Mar 2023 | 12:12 PM UTC
Brazil: Unionized teachers staging nationwide strike March 22
Unionized teachers staging nationwide strike March 22; organizers plan associated protests in urban centers.
Event
Unionized teachers affiliated with the National Confederation of Workers in Education (Confederacao Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educacao, CNTE) are striking nationwide; protests are planned or underway in multiple cities March 22. Participants will protest over a series of issues, including protections for public education and improved benefits for teachers.
Some of the main planned demonstrations on March 22 include:
Fortaleza: Assembleia Legislativa do Ceara e Credes from 09:00
Rio de Janeiro: March from Largo do Machado to Palacio Guanabara from 14:00
Salvador: Praca da Piedade from 09:00
Sao Paulo: Museum of Art of Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) on Avenida Paulista from 17:00
Protests are likely to materialize in other cities, especially state capitals. Demonstrators are likely to gather outside schools, government buildings, and main plazas. Some of the demonstrations are likely to be well attended, with associated transport and business disruptions. Heightened security is likely around protest sites. Clashes between protesters and police are unlikely to occur but cannot be ruled out.
Advice
Avoid all protests as a precaution. Allow additional time to reach destinations if operating in downtown areas of major cities of Brazil March 22. Depart the area at the first sign of violence.
