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| Brazil sends national force to control protest trouble | Brazil sends national force to control protest trouble |
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| Brazil's government says it will deploy a national security force to five major cities after a wave of protests which has seen almost a quarter of a million people demand better public services. | Brazil's government says it will deploy a national security force to five major cities after a wave of protests which has seen almost a quarter of a million people demand better public services. |
| The national force will be sent to Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Fortaleza and the capital, Brasilia. | The national force will be sent to Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Fortaleza and the capital, Brasilia. |
| All of the cities are hosting games in Fifa's Confederations Cup. | All of the cities are hosting games in Fifa's Confederations Cup. |
| The announcement comes after riot police and protesters clashed in fresh protests on Tuesday in Sao Paulo. | The announcement comes after riot police and protesters clashed in fresh protests on Tuesday in Sao Paulo. |
| Brazil's ministry of justice said that Recife was the only Confederations Cup host city not to request the support of the National Public Security Force (FNSP). | Brazil's ministry of justice said that Recife was the only Confederations Cup host city not to request the support of the National Public Security Force (FNSP). |
| A source in the ministry said it would be up to local governments to decide how long the FNSP would stay. | A source in the ministry said it would be up to local governments to decide how long the FNSP would stay. |
| Shops and banks in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, were vandalised on Tuesday by groups of masked activists, who fought other demonstrators trying to stop the violence. | Shops and banks in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, were vandalised on Tuesday by groups of masked activists, who fought other demonstrators trying to stop the violence. |
| The protest was the latest in a wave of demonstrations engulfing at least a dozen cities. | The protest was the latest in a wave of demonstrations engulfing at least a dozen cities. |
| Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said she was proud that so many people were fighting for a better country. | Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said she was proud that so many people were fighting for a better country. |
| Vice-President Michel Temer cut short a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday to return to Brazil. | Vice-President Michel Temer cut short a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday to return to Brazil. |
| "This morning, after being in contact with his staff and with Brazil, the Vice-President decided to cancel his entire programme and return tonight," his spokesperson told Efe news agency. | "This morning, after being in contact with his staff and with Brazil, the Vice-President decided to cancel his entire programme and return tonight," his spokesperson told Efe news agency. |
| The protests were sparked by anger at a rise in public transport fare prices in Sao Paulo on 2 June but have since mushroomed into much broader discontent with high levels of corruption, the poor state of the health and education services and the high cost of living. | The protests were sparked by anger at a rise in public transport fare prices in Sao Paulo on 2 June but have since mushroomed into much broader discontent with high levels of corruption, the poor state of the health and education services and the high cost of living. |
| They are the largest since 1992, when people took to the streets to demand the impeachment of then-President Fernando Collor de Mello. | They are the largest since 1992, when people took to the streets to demand the impeachment of then-President Fernando Collor de Mello. |
| Discontent | Discontent |
| Scuffles broke out between police and protesters outside the office of Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad on Tuesday after a march attended by more than 50,000 people had wound its way through the city centre. | Scuffles broke out between police and protesters outside the office of Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad on Tuesday after a march attended by more than 50,000 people had wound its way through the city centre. |
| Police officers sought refuge inside the building as protesters threw stones, and students tried to break down the door to Mr Haddad's office. | Police officers sought refuge inside the building as protesters threw stones, and students tried to break down the door to Mr Haddad's office. |
| Brazilian TV showed images of a small group of people involved in looting at nearby offices and shops. | Brazilian TV showed images of a small group of people involved in looting at nearby offices and shops. |
| Mr Haddad has indicated he is open to the idea of reversing the price increase in transport costs if that is possible, says the BBC's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo. | Mr Haddad has indicated he is open to the idea of reversing the price increase in transport costs if that is possible, says the BBC's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo. |
| The mayors of Cuiaba, Recife, Joao Pessoa and other cities have already announced a reduction in bus fares in response to Monday's protests, which saw more than 200,000 people take to the streets in more than a dozen cities. | The mayors of Cuiaba, Recife, Joao Pessoa and other cities have already announced a reduction in bus fares in response to Monday's protests, which saw more than 200,000 people take to the streets in more than a dozen cities. |
| The dilemma for the country's political leadership is how to answer so many different concerns among a vast group of people with momentum and social media on their side, our correspondent reports. | The dilemma for the country's political leadership is how to answer so many different concerns among a vast group of people with momentum and social media on their side, our correspondent reports. |
| Demonstrations also took place in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. | Demonstrations also took place in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. |
| The protests come as Brazil is hosting the Confederations Cup, a curtain-raiser event for next year's football World Cup. | The protests come as Brazil is hosting the Confederations Cup, a curtain-raiser event for next year's football World Cup. |
| Many of the demonstrators have complained of the huge sums spent on construction for the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, which will be hosted by Rio de Janeiro. | Many of the demonstrators have complained of the huge sums spent on construction for the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, which will be hosted by Rio de Janeiro. |
| On Wednesday, two Confederations Cup matches are due to take place in north-eastern Brazil, between Brazil and Mexico in Fortaleza, and Italy and Japan in Recife. | On Wednesday, two Confederations Cup matches are due to take place in north-eastern Brazil, between Brazil and Mexico in Fortaleza, and Italy and Japan in Recife. |
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