World in Turmoil ~ Violent Protests Erupt in Brazil

Anti-establishment protests turn violent in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, as marchers set fires and loot a bank.

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Violence erupts in Sao Paulo—Brazil's biggest city—as scores take to the streets in anti-establishment protests.

This was one of several demonstrations held across the country on Friday, dubbed "National Mobilization and Fight Day."

Marchers railed against everything from corruption, to poverty to capitalism.

Some looted a bank and a television station, while others plastered spray paint on buildings.

This protester said marchers are fed up with being oppressed—adding they're willing to use violence to bring about changes in Brazil's social order.

Meanwhile, in Rio de Janeiro, protesters denounced what they called official corruption and government over-spending.

Much of the anger was directed at Brazilian president Dilma Roussef, the subject of fierce protests in recent months.

Critics say her government has wasted money building stadiums for the upcoming Olympics and the World Cup, while ignoring healthcare, education and poverty.

Protesters clash with police as Pope visits Brazil

Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police on Monday after Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro. The anger was provoked by the $53million price tag of the papal visit to the city. Brazilian police dispersed the demonstrators with tear gas and water cannon.

Clashes continue in Brazil with tear gas & rubber bullets

Fierce clashes broke out between protesters and riot police during a demonstration near the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on Wednesday. Clashes began after tens of thousands of protesters, in part angered by the billions spent in World Cup preparations, tried to march to the stadium and were confronted by police who fired tear gas and rubber bullets. Angry protesters picked up tear-gas canisters and hurled them back at police, along with a shower of rocks. Two protesters were hurt, including a 21-year-old man who fell from an overpass and is reported to be in a critical condition.

Brazil Protests Turn Deadly

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1 MILLION People PROTEST in BRAZIL Demanding and END to GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

1 MILLION People PROTEST in BRAZIL Demanding and END to GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil for a third day as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and high prices.

Brazil's government deployed special federal police on Wednesday to the five of the six cities where the Confederations Cup football tournament is being played to protect the competition's venues.

The government reaction is notable given that the Confederations Cup is seen as a dry run for the World Cup next year.

vast crowd -- estimated by the authorities at 300,000 and more than a million by participants -- filled Rio's streets, one of a wave of huge nationwide marches against corruption, police brutality, poor public services and excess spending on the World Cup

More than a million people are reported to have taken part in protests in about 100 cities across Brazil, the latest in a wave of demonstrations.

Violence erupted in many places and an 18-year-old man died when a car drove through a barricade in Sao Paulo state.

Protests began more than a week ago over high transport fares but are also highlighting corruption and the cost of next year's football World Cup.

President Dilma Rousseff called off a trip to Japan to deal with the crisis.

She has called an emergency meeting of her cabinet for Friday to discuss the unrest.

The newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, citing official figures, said that more than one million people had taken part in Thursday's demonstrations.

Brazilian media said there were protests in more than 100 cities.

In Rio de Janeiro riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at groups of masked young men trying to approach the City Hall late on Thursday. At least 29 people were reported injured.

Rio authorities sealed off the state legislature building, the state governor's office, Guanabara Palace and the mayor's office.

TV images showed gangs looting shops in the city centre - although many Rio shopkeepers and banks had put up wooden hoardings to protect their premises.

In the capital, Brasilia, demonstrators started a small fire at the entrance to the foreign ministry and were driven back by police using rubber bullets and tear gas.

Other government buildings in the city were attacked and riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to scatter the crowds. About 26 people were reported injured. brazil protest protesting "south america" government anonymous million "one million" people citizen brazilian police corruption demands violence peace war "civil war" civil rights liberty brutality capital "pepper spray" "rio de janeiro" anger unseen forces news media "breaking news" newspaper future agenda "new world order" trends trending poverty rich elite anonymous gas force 829speedy There were also clashes outside a football stadium in Salvador ahead of a Confederations Cup match between Nigeria and Uruguay.

More clashes were reported in Porto Alegre in the south, Campinas north of Sao Paulo and in the north-eastern city of Salvador.

The 18-year-old man killed in the city of Ribeirao Preto was the first person reported to have died in the protests. The motorist who drove through the barricade is said to have fled the scene.

In Sao Paulo, police said 100,000 people had gathered on the city's landmark Avenida Paulista.

Members of the city's Free Access Movement (Movimento Passe Livre) - which has been campaigning for better public transport - earlier pledged to take to the streets "to celebrate" the reversal of a public-transport fare increase.

The protests, originally triggered by the increase on 2 June, have since grown into a much wider movement.

Protesters are angry at corruption and poor public services as well as the huge cost of next year's football World Cup, saying the government should also invest in education and healthcare.

"It's not really about the price [of transport] any more," she said while taking part in a protest in the city of Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro, on Wednesday.

"People are so disgusted with the system, so fed up that now we're demanding change."

The current unrest is the biggest since 1992, when people took to the streets to demand the impeachment of then-President Fernando Collor de Mello.

Brazil Protesters clashes with Police ~ 1 Million-strong anti-govt protests sweep Brazil, 1 killed

More than a Million people demonstrate in a hundred cities across Brazil, and raise new demands. An 18-year-old protester has been killed and dozens injured as massive protests continue in Brazil's cities. Over a million people have flooded the streets of the country on Thursday .A hundred cities across Brazil have seen a fresh wave of mass protests while the first death has been reported among the demonstrators, in the state of Sao Paulo. Reports say the anti-government rally amassed a staggering one million people. Political analyst Adrian Salbuchi believes it's ultimately the colossal gap between the rich and the poor that's enraging the people.

Brazil Protests spread across the Country

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The thousands who have since filled Brazilian cities have largely hailed from the middle class, with many holding up signs complaining about grievances such as poor public safety and knotty bureaucracy

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