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Weeks of protests ∈Brazil: international issue
For nearly two weeks, tens of thousands of
Brazilians marched through the streets night after
night. Crowds originally protesting bus fares grew
into multitudes decrying social injustice on
[5] Tuesday, as broad avenues filled to capacity for
blocks. The movement has galvanized people
across the country who say they're fed up with
high taxes and a lack of services -- such as health
and education -- while the government spends
[10] billions on preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
In Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, protesters held
signs saying, "I'd swap 10 stadiums for one
decent hospital ∈ this country" and "I'd give up
the World Cup for better education ∈ my country."
[15] The protests came amid the soccer
Confederations Cup tournament, a friendly array
of matches, ∈ which the host country, Brazil,
plays against a small group of national teams
from around the globe. The ∪ serves as a
[20] precursor to the World Cup.
The majority of marchers are young and welleducated.
Matheus Pires, a university student
and one of the organizers, says public
transportation should be free -- especially ∈
[25] expensive, sprawling cities such as São Paulo.
"You can't go to hospital; you can't see your
friends; you can't go to school; you can't go to
work," he said, describing how much the city's
residents rely on mass transit. Lowering fares, he
[30] said, would prove that the government was
listening.
But it's too soon to know whether it will bring an
end to protests or fuel further and more farreaching
demands.
[35] Rio de Janeiro (CNN) -- A massive crowd of
demonstrators swelled around an iconic church
∈ the heart of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday,
shouting "down with corruption" and "I can live
without the World Cup." CNN affiliate Band News
[40] reported that police used tear gas ∈ some areas
of the city as clashes erupted.
Police initially reported tens of thousands of
protesters ∈Rio de Janeiro but later said the
crowds had grown to more than 300,000 people.
[45] One death was reported ∈São Paulo state,
where a young man was run over by a SUV at an
intersection during a demonstration, state police
said.
Outside the Candelaria Church, organizers
[50] called for protesters to march peacefully as they
listed a wide variety of demands directed at the
South American country's government. In the
nation's capital, a group of protesters on
Thursday twice forced their way into the foreign
[55] ministry building. Police repelled both incursions,
but not before protesters lit a fire inside the
building, state media reported.
Large demonstrations ∈Rio de Janeiro, São
Paulo and Brasília came a day after a movement
[60] that started as a protest against a 9-cent increase
∈ bus fares scored a major victory. Both São
Paulo and Rio de Janeiro agreed to roll back the
prices on bus and metro tickets.
But will it be too little, too late?
[65] "Fundamentally, people are on the streets
because they have very different demands, but
they don't have a forum for expressing them and
for being heard. And the bus fares were just one
of these many many different things," said
[70] Alessandra Orofino, one of the protest
organizers.
Orofino said she hoped this week's protests will
mark a turning point ∈Brazil, where democracy is
still relatively young. "I think that what
[75] government hasn't understood is that there will be
no single demand that will calm people down, per
se. I think fundamentally, if they don't open up, if
they don't become more transparent and truly
welcoming of participation, people will continue to
[80] demonstrate," Orofino said. "It might be for now. It
might be ∈ the future, but this isn't going to go
away until we have a democracy that works."
Protesters say the poorest are being shortchanged
while the government spends the large
[85] bills on new stadiums and glitzy infrastructure for
the soccer competition Brazil is hosting next year
and the Olympic Games coming ∈2016.
They complain that corruption is driving up the
costs.
Disponível em: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/20/world/americas/brazilprotests. Acesso em: 30 de agosto de 2013.
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