Focus on this artwork and explain the Controversy.
The monument has been the subject of criticism for neglecting the darker side of the bandeirantes, who killed and enslaved members of the indigenous peoples of Brazil.  The monument regularly attracts vandalism, such as red paint symbolizing blood.   Others have noted the high cost of a day to maintain and clean the monument of graffiti. In the wake of the global protests which erupted after the murder of George Floyd, the monument has come under renewed criticism for its celebration of slavers and demands for its removal.
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