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Brazil Protests Continue as Cities Revoke Transit Fare Hikes

HeadlineJun 20, 2013

Two of Brazil’s largest cities have revoked the public transit fare hikes that helped set off the country’s largest protests in several decades. São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro made the announcement on Wednesday as protests continued nationwide. The rallies are expected to continue as part of a spiraling movement against government corruption, inequality, failing public services, police brutality, and government spending on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. On Wednesday, police fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to block a bridge in Rio de Janeiro. Protesters also marched on an international soccer match at a stadium in the city of Fortaleza.

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