Students Stage Coordinated Pro‑Lula Demonstrations Across Minas Gerais

Overview

• University students and academic directories organized visible, largely peaceful marches on Thursday that spread through cities including Uberlândia, Uberaba, Juiz de Fora and Divinópolis.
• The mobilization continued into Friday in Belo Horizonte with a ‘BH com Lula’ rally called by UFMG’s central student directory that partially closed central avenues and drew sustained turnout.
• Organizers gave varying attendance figures, citing about 700 participants in Divinópolis and roughly 10,000 in Uberlândia, and reported the appearance of PT deputy Dandara at the latter event.
• Municipal mobility agencies controlled traffic during the marches, temporarily blocking and then reopening key streets as the processions moved through university campuses and city centers.
• Student leaders said they will hold follow‑up meetings after the election to push broader education and social‑policy demands and to keep university coordination active beyond the runoff.