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| Brazil unrest: Cameraman Santiago Andrade 'brain dead' | Brazil unrest: Cameraman Santiago Andrade 'brain dead' |
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| Brazilian cameraman Santiago Andrade, who was injured in clashes between protesters and police last week in Rio de Janeiro, is brain dead, doctors say. | Brazilian cameraman Santiago Andrade, who was injured in clashes between protesters and police last week in Rio de Janeiro, is brain dead, doctors say. |
| Mr Andrade, 49, who works for the Band TV network, suffered a head injury while covering a protest against fare rises at Rio's Central Station. | |
| He had to undergo brain surgery after an explosive device, apparently lit by a protester, detonated behind his head. | He had to undergo brain surgery after an explosive device, apparently lit by a protester, detonated behind his head. |
| It is not clear whether Mr Andrade's life support has been turned off. | It is not clear whether Mr Andrade's life support has been turned off. |
| On Sunday, police arrested a protester in connection with the incident. | On Sunday, police arrested a protester in connection with the incident. |
| The man told local media that he had held the explosive device, but denied throwing it. | The man told local media that he had held the explosive device, but denied throwing it. |
| "Our main aim is to identify the person who's responsible for setting off the device which hit Santiago," police official Jose Pedro Costa told a news conference. | |
| Mr Costa said that the suspect in custody would be treated as a co-author of the alleged crime as "he knew it [the explosive device] would be thrown when he handed it to another protester". | |
| Doctors declared Mr Andrade brain dead on Monday morning. | |
| Public anger | |
| Hundreds of protesters clashed with police during the rally against increased public transport fares last Thursday. | |
| The protests followed an announcement by Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes of a 9% rise. | |
| The demonstration started off peacefully but turned violent after protesters moved to Central Station, a major underground, train and bus hub. | |
| Riot police fired tear gas and tried to disperse the crowd. while demonstrators hurled stones and petrol bombs. | |
| Commuters were caught up in the violence, and local media reported Mr Andrade and six more people were injured. | |
| Last year, similar protests grew into a nationwide movement against corruption and excessive spending ahead of the football World Cup, which Brazil will host in June and July. |