On March 21st, community leaders from Paraisópolis made a call to recruit volunteers, who became “street presidents” or “brigadistas” (gathered in the photo above). The call is published on the community's Facebook page Since then, the community has created shelters, purchased ambulances and held protests denouncing the lack of support from the State government. See the Open Letter sent to state authorities here.

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300,000 Deaths: Symbolic Funeral Procession in Praça dos Três Poderes
In an act held on March 25, 2021, organized by the National Health Council, the Union of Nurses