Musicians railed against Temer at shows across Brazil this weekend, and their audiences sang for his ouster. Some chanted "Temer out" to a famous and melodramatic opera melody -- its sense of impending apocalypse playing with unfounded Internet rumors that Brazil's unpopular new leader is a Satanist.
They came on the heels of a "silent protest" by Brazilian actors and director Kleber Mendonca Filho at the Cannes Film Festival in France, as well as anti-impeachment declarations by other famous Brazilians, among them Wagner Moura, star of the Netflix series "Narcos."
The artistic movement has galvanized producers, musicians, actors and artists and is especially dangerous for Temer because it was spontaneously organized by the creative community, not Rousseff's Workers' Party.
On Friday singer Caetano Veloso performed a free show for thousands outside the landmark Ministry of Culture building in Rio that is occupied by protesters. The crowd turned one of his classics into a sing-along of "I hate Michel Temer." Earlier, another crowd there sang "Temer out" to a melody from Carl Orff's opera, "Carmina Burana" during an orchestral concert.
Other "Temer out" chants were also heard at free concerts by major Brazilian artists such as Ney Matogrosso in Sao Paulo on Saturday night, and "Temer Never" flashed on a screen during Sunday's performance by rapper Criolo
Brazil's artistic revolt shows the level of Temer's unpopularity, even among those who supported Rousseff's removal
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