This footage was filmed and produced 2 October 2021.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in towns and cities across Brazil to protest against the country's president Jair Bolsonaro. The protests were organised by opposition parties and trade unions and fall exactly one year ahead of the country's elections. Mr Bolsonaro is currently falling behind in opinion polls. Many Brazilians are upset at the president's handling of the pandemic - more than 600,000 people have died.

On the footage demonstrators hold signs and giant balloons against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a protest against his government at Paulista avenue on October 02, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Among the demonstrators demands, they include impeachment for Bolsonaro, increase of emergency economic aid, end of violence against black and indigenous population.