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Brazil rolls back 9-cent bus fare hike
>Are you witnessing the protests in Brazil? Share your images and videos with CNN iReport. Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- After a chorus of cries for social justice echoed through the streets of Brazil for days, protesters called for a time out Wednesday. Despite the anticipated lull in street marches, the government will beef up security with the deployment of elite police officers and ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country: ___ "I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." -- Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia. ___ "We're out ...
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Brazils manufacturing confidence at lowest level since August
Confidence among Brazil's manufacturers dipped to the lowest level since August 2012, according to a report released Wednesday.Brazil's National Industry Confederation (CNI) said in the report that the manufacturing confidence dropped from 55.4 points in May to 54.8 points in June."The downward trend in confidence among manufacturers clearly shows the competitive difficulties ...
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67 die from dengue in Paraguay
The dengue fever in Paraguay has caused 67 deaths so far this year, the country's press said Wednesday.According to reports in Asuncion, capital city of Paraguay, the Public Health Ministry said 47 of the victims were also suffering from other ailments, such as hypertension, diabetes, morbid obesity or heart problems.Several victims had risk factors, such as pregnancy or being younger than ...
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City leaders lower bus fares to placate Brazil rioters
Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week. Many people doubted the move would quiet the demonstrations, which have moved well beyond outrage over the fare hikes into communal cries against poor public services in Latin America's biggest ...
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Protesters force Brazil fares u -turn
(7 mins ago) Bowing to mass protests, authorities of Brazil's two biggest cities – Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro – decided to roll back transport fare rises that had triggered widespread unrest. Sao Paulo State Governor Geraldo Alckmin said metro, train and bus fares would revert to US$1.35 from US$1.44 from next Monday, according to the current exchange rate, while Rio Mayor ...
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Unasur top-marks for Paraguay presidential election recommends lifting suspension
The Union of South American Nations, Unasur expects Paraguayan president-elect Horacio Cartes to attend the next summit of the block in August in Suriname, said Salomon Lerner head of the Unasur electoral observers’ mission, who previously delivered a very positive report on last April’s presidential ...
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Protesters out again in Brazilian citiesScattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising prices.
SAO PAULO: Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising prices. In one of several protests, about 200 people blocked ...
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Brazil deploys elite force in Confed Cup host cities
Brazil moved Wednesday to deploy members of an elite security force in cities hosting international soccer matches, in the wake of massive anti-government protests that threaten to disrupt the games.Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ordered the deployment of Brazil's National Public Security Force (FNSP) to the cities of Fortaleza, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, the capital Brasilia and Rio de ...
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Brazilian govt approval rate falls poll shows
The government of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff slipped eight points in the approval ratings from March to June to land at 55 percent, according to survey results released Wednesday.Polling firm Ibope Institute, which undertook the survey on behalf of the National Industry Confederation (CNI), reported that the number of people who believe the government is just doing a so- so job grew from ...
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Thrills aplenty as Brazil Italy advance
Italy mean that they have booked their place in the semi-finals, which take place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June in Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza respectively. The two teams meet in Salvador on Saturday in what effectively is a play-off for the top spot in Group A, although the UEFA EURO 2012 side will have to win on account of the hosts's superior goal difference. ...
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Neymar Wants Safer Healthier and More Honest Brazil
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Brazil middle-class anger turns to Fifa cups
Fifa boss Joseph Blatter is the most hated person in Brazil today. With his caustic comments on the ongoing protests in several cities across the country, Blatter has provoked young demonstrators and might have added to the problems of Brazilian governors and federal government. On Tuesday, as thousands of people were rallying here against the bus fare hikes and public spending on 2014 World Cup ...
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The Lede Tear Gas Fired Outside Stadium in Brazil but Protest Still Spreads Inside
A Brazilian blogger named Rafael Salvador posted video on YouTube on Wednesday that showed protesters fleeing tear gas on Avenida Alberto Craveiro in the city of ...
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Brazil protesters win U-turn on fare rises
Brazil 's two biggest cities have made a U-turn on public transport fare increases in the face of mass protests that have overshadowed the country's build up to next year's World Cup.In advance of major demonstrations on Thursday, the leaders of So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro announced that bus and subway price rises will be rescinded, but it is far from certain that this will be ...
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Brazils Leftist Governing Party Born of Protests Is Perplexed by Revolt
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Few options for Brazil leader Rousseff in facing down protesters demands
Fans hold a sign "Tribute to reform. No corruption. Go ahead Selecao" prior to the soccer Confederations Cup group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando ...
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Wave of protests continue across Brazil
Brazil , authorities in various cities have started to cave in to demonstrators' demands by reversing recent increases in public transport fares. Anger at the rising cost of using overcrowded and dilapidated buses and trains sparked the demonstrations but it is unclear if the climbdown by authorities will bring them to an end now that marchers have started attacking endemic political ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country: ___ "I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." -- Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia. ___ "We're out ...
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Voices From Within Brazils Protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country: ——— "I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." -- Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia. ...
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Leaders in Brazils two biggest cities said Wednesday that they have reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited protests across the nation.
Protestors line a highway barrier in front of a burning barricade of tires near the Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Protesters cut off the main access road to the stadium where Brazil goes up against Mexico in the Confederations Cup soccer tournament. Beginning as protests against bus fare hikes, demonstrations have quickly ballooned to include broad middle-class ...
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New clashes in Brazil security forces deployed
Brazilian protesters outraged over spending on next year's World Cup clashed with police, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the ...
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Brazil to deploy special forces
Brazil is to deploy federal police special forces in five major cities in an effort to stem a week of protests against poor public services, corruption and the high cost of staging the 2014 football World ...
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Soccer March Preceded by Protests in Fortaleza Brazil
Brasilia, June 19 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of demonstrators marched today on avenues of the Brazilian city of Fortaleza and collided with the police in the proximities of the stadium Arena de Castelao, which receives one of the matches for the Confederations Soccer Cup. The protestants started the march in the Airport Avenue and later they went on the Alberto Craviero, leading to the Arena de ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American ...
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Brazil fighting the good fight?
Brazil’s recent victory in a trade dispute with the US, which was resolved through the WTO is a victory, not just for the biggest economy in South America, but also for developing nations around the world, showing that the mechanisms of the WTO can be used to further their interests – although it will take years of fighting and unrelenting effort…
Brazil’s ongoing dispute with the United States over the subsidizing of cotton for producers in the US, looks like it may soon be resolved, as Brazil recently indicated it would hold off on slapping a range of 102 US goods with sanctions, if the US agreed to certain measures put forth by the South American country. Read more
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