Brazil Protests: More Violence Before Spain vs Brazil Finals
Protesters in Brazil have clashed with police as the Confederations Cup final between the host nation and Spain got under way in Rio de Janeiro. Riot police fired tear gas as demonstrators threw missiles near the Maracana football stadium.
By shahzaib — 19 Jun 2013, 01:20 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
More than 5000 Brazilians protests in Rio
Despite the FIFA final´s match, outside Maracana Stadium clashes between Police and protestors.
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Riot squad officers clash with protestors on a street near Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 30, 2013, a few hours before the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament between Brazil and Spain.
Image via akamaihd.netTournament overshadowed Brazil’s biggest street demonstrations in decades
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Thousands of Rio residents staged boisterous but peaceful protests Sunday near the venue for the Brazil-Spain final of the Confederations Cup, a dry run for next year's World Cup.
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The demonstrations were sparked by increases in fares on public transport but quickly included criticisms of the government’s spending ahead of the World Cup and summer Olympics in 2016.
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The free fare movement
The protests which are currently going on are severely dynamic, but they have taken a definite turn towards fascism.
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As the demonstrations continued, with the participation of at least a million people nationwide, some right wing and even fascist tendencies began to show their faces.
The story of the free public transport movement in Brazil, for the benefit of the English speaking world.
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The protests against the government in Brazil are also known as The Free Fare Movement. According to a blog (named after the movement), Brazilians have been ‘fighting for improvements’ in the transportation system ‘for years.’
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Disparity in Brazil and Plutocracy
Income disparity among the population is one big problem and the price hike will only make things worse for the already impoverished public.
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Also, the government is allegedly spending more on football stadiums rather than focusing on the needs and wants of the common man in Brazil. One Twitter user called the Brazilian government as ‘plutocrats ransacking the country’ before Summer Olympics 2016.
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State media ignorance and police brutality
As it often happens during anti-regime protests, the state media of Brazil is allegedly not providing proper coverage of the riots and incidents of police brutality.
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Brazilian protesters on the internet, especially on social media websites and blogs are trying to convey their experiences of the demonstrations through photos.
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Watch the video that explains the Brazilian cry for #ChangeBrazil
Brazil is in danger of going fascist, and I am sick of clueless foreigners which find out about what is going on through some stupid youtube video sponsored by some think tank like the Millenium Institute'
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Also, these protests happens to be the biggest protest in last 20 years in Brazil
Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner, which reads as 'violence'; Sao Paulo.
Image via carbonated.tvThousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across Brazil to rally against what they see as poor public services, police violence and government corruption. Watch: Brazil Protests In Photos
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