The Brazilian government has finally recognized the epidemiological situation in the country as extremely dangerous and launched a free vaccination campaign. The first in line to be vaccinated against the coronavirus are medical workers, teachers and university professors, as well as senior citizens and people with serious chronic diseases. However, local prostitutes are sure that they too are among the groups with a higher risk of infection, as they are in close contact with clients, so the night moths organized a protest demanding to be included in the lists for free vaccination.

Brazilian night moths are on the defense of rights

According to analysts of the portal in Brazil - the country with legal prostitution - officially work more than 100 thousand call girls and guys. But in practice, this figure is many times higher, because not all workers in the intimate industry are ready to come out of the shadows, despite the benefits of legal employment.

Protests of sex workers started in the resort city of Belo Horizonte in the south - more than a thousand individuals took to the streets, demanding from the government the right to priority vaccinations. They believe they are a high-risk group, as an average of up to 20 clients a day pass through one escort. The girls are in close contact with a large number of people, not all of whom follow the rules of personal protection against coronavirus, so they can be spreaders of the disease. Because of the quarantine, hotels and resorts where prostitutes rented rooms and served customers have been closed, so they have had to take to the streets to find work, increasing the likelihood of infection.

Brazilian sex workers have been protesting for more than a week, but the government has yet to make official statements on the high-profile issue of unscheduled vaccination. Therefore, the sex workers plan to continue the action until they receive a positive response to their demands.