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| Brazil Rio and Sao Paulo teacher protests turn violent | Brazil Rio and Sao Paulo teacher protests turn violent |
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| Protesters demonstrating in support of teachers receiving better pay in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have clashed with police. | Protesters demonstrating in support of teachers receiving better pay in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have clashed with police. |
| The centre of Rio was packed with more than 10,000 people marching peacefully. | The centre of Rio was packed with more than 10,000 people marching peacefully. |
| But as it got dark, some protesters threw firebombs at public buildings and riot police responded with tear gas. | But as it got dark, some protesters threw firebombs at public buildings and riot police responded with tear gas. |
| A similar protest in Sao Paulo also ended in violent confrontation with police after many banks were ransacked by hooded protesters. | A similar protest in Sao Paulo also ended in violent confrontation with police after many banks were ransacked by hooded protesters. |
| Brazil's security situation is a challenge to cities that will play host to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games. | Brazil's security situation is a challenge to cities that will play host to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games. |
| The latest demonstration took place over several hours and was peaceful at first. | The latest demonstration took place over several hours and was peaceful at first. |
| But once night fell, violent incidents broke out as at least 20 "black bloc" anarchists smashed a City Hall gate while others broke into banks and tried to break break into ATMs. Some banks were set alight. | But once night fell, violent incidents broke out as at least 20 "black bloc" anarchists smashed a City Hall gate while others broke into banks and tried to break break into ATMs. Some banks were set alight. |
| Demonstrators also torched a bus on busy Rio Branco Avenue, and took furniture out of banks to use in barricades as the stand-off off with police continued. | Demonstrators also torched a bus on busy Rio Branco Avenue, and took furniture out of banks to use in barricades as the stand-off off with police continued. |
| Authorities used tear gas to restore order. | Authorities used tear gas to restore order. |
| "Without the police, there is no violence. When they are there, there always is," said anarchist Hugo Cryois, 23, who had a gas mask dangling from his neck. | |
| "I came prepared," he said. "You can't trust them." | "I came prepared," he said. "You can't trust them." |
| Teachers have been demanding a pay increase for two months. About 50,000 people were estimated to have marched to support them before the violence broke out, but police would only confirm the 10,000 estimate. |