Cansei (I'm tired) was a protest-movement organized by high-profile society in Brazil about lack of ethics in politics and government in the Mensalão scandal and 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis. It failed to get large appeal.
Members
The members of "Cansei" are popularly known as "cansados" (the tired ones). Below follows a list of members as published in the official page of the organization: Some former members later joined the Bolsonarist movement about ten years later.
Ana Maria Braga, TV hostess Zezé di Camargo, singer and songwriter Hebe Camargo, TV hostess Tom Cavalcante, comedian Gabriel Chalita, former secretary of education of São Paulo Lafaiete Coutinho, former president of Banco do Brasil João Doria Jr., journalist, businessman and TV host Regina Duarte, actress Victor Fasano, actor Moacyr Franco, actor Lars and Torben Grael, sailors Léo Jaime, singer and songwriter Seu Jorge, singer and songwriter
Adriana Lessa, actress Luana Piovani, model and actress Silvia Poppovic, TV hostess Irene Ravache, actress Agnaldo Rayol, singer Sérgio Reis, singer Jair Rodrigues, singer Patrícia Rollo, business woman Ivete Sangalo, singer Beatriz Segall, actress Fernando Scherer, swimmer Beth Szafir, business woman Christiane Torloni, actress Paulo Vilhena, actor Wanderléa, singer Paulo Zottolo, former president of Philips in Brazil.
Speculated as member Daniela Mercury, singer and songwriter. Mercury's involvement with "Cansei" was denied by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo.(Portuguese) "Erramos: D. Odilo diz desconhecer ato do "Cansei" na Catedral da Sé". Folha de S.Paulo. August 23, 2007.
Affiliated organizations By July, 2007, 63 organizations were affiliated with Cansei. Among them, the OAB sections of São Paulo, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso do Sul, the Regional Council of Engineers and Architects, the Brazilian Association of Odontology, the ABERT, the Federation of the Industries of São Paulo, the Regional Council of Medicine, the Brazilian Alliance for Organ and Tissue Donations, the Association of Military Police Officers of São Paulo, among others.
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