Protests Continue to Grow Across Brazil
The marches began with a protest in Sao Paulo against a small increase in bus and subway fares about two weeks ago.
At first, the demonstrations drew the scorn of many middle-class Brazilians after protesters vandalized storefronts, subway stations and buses on one of the city’s main avenues, but the movement gained support and spread to other cities as police used heavy-handed tactics to try to quell the demonstrations.
The biggest crackdown happened on Thursday in Sao Paulo, when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in clashes that injured more than 100 people, including 15 journalists, some of whom said they were deliberately targeted.
The harsh police reaction to last week’s protests touched a nerve in Brazil.
Photo: A demonstrator with the Brazilian flag protests against the Confederation’s Cup and the government of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia June 17, 2013. Protesters are using the Confederation’s Cup as a counterpoint to their concerns. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelin
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