A Wave of Demonstrations Threatens the Government

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 18 Jun 2013 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha
A series of demonstrations that began in São Paulo last week, originally against the readjustment of bus fares, is growing in size as it spreads across the country. On Monday night, according to the Datafolha Institute, about 65,000 people attended the demonstration in Brasilia. In Rio de Janeiro, an estimated 100,000 protesters took part in demonstrations.The protests began as a rally against an increase in the São Paulo bus fares from R$3 to R$3.20 per trip. However, they have now widened to become a general expression of dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs in Brazil. In add...

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