Those photos are from two years ago when Mr Lula won the Brazilian Presidential election. It was poo-pooed at the time by all the usual Western Lefties. But there are other ways to protest…

The following aerial shots give a better comparison.

Socialism always ends up with shortages of stuff, so why not shortages of people at one’s parade? I have to admit that socialists are usually much better at rounding up the crowds.

Meanwhile, the protests of 2022 are still alive and well.