A Comparison of the Brazil and Turkey Protests

Strength of Brazil’s democracy contrasts with Turkey’s political violence in protests – Comparison of Brazil and Turkey democracies on display? President meets protests with an anti-Erdogan response. As hundreds of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets in Brazil this last week with an intensity not seen here for decades, President Dilma Rousseff reacted by offering careful words of conciliation, highlighting her administration’s attempt to put its best face forward.