Demonstrators in Recife, Brazil, held a protest on January 28 against the US imperialist aggression in Venezuela. The demonstration ended in clashes with Military Police, who used rubber bullets, pepper spray, and live ammunition to disperse the crowd. At least five people were reported injured and two activists were detained.

The protest began at Praça do Derby at 5 p.m., organized by groups including the International Anti‑Imperialist League and the Pernambuco Committee in Solidarity with Palestine. Other participating organizations included Mangue Vermelho, Movimento Ventania, and a delegation of rural workers from the League of Poor Peasants. Protesters carried banners denouncing US involvement in Latin America and calling for an end to imperialist aggression.

Protesters had planned to march to the US Consulate in Recife, but police moved to block and disperse the crowd early in the route, firing bullets and making arrests. Organizers described the police response as excessive and politically motivated.

Protesters also reported heightened police surveillance throughout the demonstration. Organizers said access to the area around the US Consulate has been restricted for months, following earlier protests in solidarity with Palestine. The US Embassy and Consulate in Brazil issued a security advisory ahead of the protest, warning US citizens to avoid certain areas of Recife and noting that Brazilian authorities were monitoring the situation.

The Recife protest was the second such demonstration in the city this month. Similar actions have taken place across Latin America and in the United States, as international groups express solidarity with Venezuela following recent US kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Organizers have announced plans for further international demonstrations in the coming weeks.