As many as 200,000 people have marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities, as protests over rising public transport costs and the expense of staging the 2014 World Cup have spread. The way the initial marches were policed – with officers accused of firing rubber bullets and tear gas at peaceful protesters – further incensed Sao Paulo residents and shifted the focus from rising transport costs to wider issues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22946736
“For many years, the government has been feeding corruption, people are demonstrating against the system,”
“We don’t have good schools for our kids. Our hospitals are in awful shape. Corruption is rife. These protests will make history and wake our politicians up to the fact we’re not taking it anymore,”
“We need better education, hospitals and security, not billions spent on the World Cup,”
“We’re a rich country with a lot of potential but the money doesn’t go to those who need it most,”
Demonstrators chanted the slogan, “The people have awakened”