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Brazil: #ForaMicarla as Protest Against Corruption in Natal

Written byMariana Freitas
Translated bySara Moreira

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Translation posted 8 July 2011 15:06 GMT

Since 2010, denunciations of corruption [pt] concerning the mayor of Natal, Micarla de Sousa, have led Brazilian citizens to mobilize in protest via Twitter with the hashtag #ForaMicarla (Out with Micarla!). The movement [pt] has grown from the web to the streets.

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Written byMariana Freitas
Translated bySara Moreira

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