Brazilians Stage Largest Protests In 20 Years

Brazilians Stage Largest Protests in 20 Years, Bearing A Multitude Of Complaints -- Christian Science Monitor

Hundreds of thousands are demonstrating in more than 20 cities across Brazil in a show of frustration over poor public services, preparations for mega-events like the Olympics, and the police's harsh response to previous protests.

More than 200,000 Brazilians demonstrated in the streets in more than 20 cities last night in a show of frustration over public services, transportation, the country's role in hosting multiple international sporting events, and the harsh response by public officials and police to previous protests.

Protests started as early as April in the southern city of Porto Alegre, largely over the close to 10 cent increases in bus fares. But as the protests spread to cities around Brazil in recent weeks, often met with police repression and contempt from elected officials, the demonstrations morphed into a sweeping bitterness over the government’s responsiveness to citizens’ demands.

“Those who govern earn so much and they have no respect for us,” says Lucas Alves, a young protester in Rio de Janeiro. “Ten cents isn’t an excuse [for us to come to the streets]. It’s just one more thing.”

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