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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22992410 

Brazil unrest: 'illion' !oin protests in 100 citie"he BB#'s $listair %eithead describes the chaos on the streets o& the 'million man march'

More than a million people are reported to have taken part in protests in about 100 cities across

Brazil, the latest in a wae o& demonstrations.

(iolence erupted in man) places and an 18-year-old man died when a car droe throu*h a barricade

in +ao ,aulo state.

Protests began more than a week ago over high transport ares but are also highlighting

corruption and the cost o ne!t year"s ootball #orld $up.

,resident ilma ousse&& called o&& a trip to apan to deal with the crisis.

+he has called an emer*enc) meetin* o& her cabinet &or rida) to discuss the unrest.

"he newspaper olha de +ao ,aulo citin* o&&icial &i*ures said that more than one million people hadtaken part in "hursda)'s demonstrations.

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

n io de aneiro riot police &ired tear *as and rubber bullets  at *roups o& masked )oun* men tr)in* toapproach the #it) 3all late on "hursda). $t least 29 people were reported in!ured.

io authorities sealed o&& the state le*islature buildin* the state *oernor's o&&ice uanabara ,alace

and the ma)or's o&&ice.

"( ima*es showed *an*s lootin* shops in the cit) centre - althou*h man) io shopkeepers and banks

had put up wooden hoardin*s to protect their premises.

n the capital Brasilia demonstrators started a small &ire at the entrance to the &orei*n ministr) andwere drien back b) police usin* rubber bullets and tear *as.

5ther *oernment buildin*s in the cit) were attacked and riot police used tear *as and rubber bullets to

scatter the crowds. $bout 26 people were reported in!ured.

"here were also clashes outside a &ootball stadium in +alador ahead o& a #on&ederations #up match

 between 7i*eria and 8ru*ua).

ore clashes were reported in ,orto $le*re in the south #ampinas north o& +ao ,aulo and in the

north-eastern cit) o& +alador.

he 1-)ear-old man killed in the cit) o& ibeirao ,reto was the &irst person reported to hae died in the

 protests. "he motorist who droe throu*h the barricade is said to hae &led the scene.n +ao ,aulo police said 100000 people had *athered on the cit)'s landmark $enida ,aulista.

embers o& the cit)'s ree $ccess oement oimento ,asse %ire; - which has been campai*nin*&or better public transport - earlier pled*ed to take to the streets <to celebrate< the reersal o& a public-

transport &are increase.

"he protests ori*inall) tri**ered b) the increase on 2 une hae since *rown into a much wider

moement.

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Protesters are angry at corruption and poor public services as well as the huge cost o ne!t year"s

ootball #orld $up, saying the government should also invest in education and healthcare .

,reious #on&ederations #up matches hae drawn protests with demonstrators e=pressin* their an*erat steep ticket prices and the mone) spent on the #on&ederations #up the 2014 >orld #up and the

2016 io 5l)mpics.

+ao ,aulo a)or ernando 3addad said >ednesda)'s reersal o& the &are rise was a <bi* sacri&ice<

which meant other inestments would hae to be cut.

+ao ,aulo and io are the latest two cities to reerse such increases a&ter similar moes b) theauthorities in #uiaba eci&e and oao ,essoa.

"he &are rollback while welcomed b) man) has so &ar &ailed to ?uell the protests.

Brazil's 8@ ambassador sa)s despite the protests Brazilians hae a positie iew o& the &uture

<"his means that our politicians hae be*un to hear our oices. "his is somethin* that has neer

happened be&ore - in a non-election )ear at least< aniel $costa &rom +ao ,aulo told the BB#.

<t's a start. >hat happens now nobod) knows )et but it *ies us hope< he added.

But 1-)ear-old student #amila +ena said the protests had become much wider and the concession on

&are prices would not chan*e much.

%&t"s not really about the price 'o transport( any more,% she said while takin* part in a protest in

the cit) o& 7iteroi near io de aneiro on >ednesda).

%People are so disgusted with the system, so ed up that now we"re demanding change)%

*he current unrest is the biggest since 1++, when people took to the streets to demand the

impeachment o then-President ernando $ollor de Mello.

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