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Demonstrators hold Brazil’s national flag in front of a fire during an anti-government protest in Fortaleza June 21, 2013. (Reuters/Davi Pinheiro)

Brazil’s president pledges to hold dialogue with protesters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2013 | World

Sao Paulo and Brasilia, Reuters—Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff promised on Friday to hold a dialogue with members of a protest movement sweeping the country, but also said she would do whatever is necessary to maintain order in the wake of widespread vandalism and...

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Thousands of demonstrators during a protest to deman better public services, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 June 2013. (EPA/Marcelo Sayao)

One million march across Brazil in biggest protests yet

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2013 | World

Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, Reuters—An estimated 1 million people took to the streets in cities across Brazil on Thursday as the country’s biggest protests in two decades intensified despite government concessions meant to quell the demonstrations. Undeterred...

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Thousands of demonstrators march in downtown Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro, on June 19, 2013, during a protest against the USD 15 billion being spent on this month’s Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup. Source: AFP Photo/Tasso Marcelo

100 thousand protesters flood Brazilian streets

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 20, 2013 | World

Sao Paulo, AP—Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil’s 1964-85 dictatorship have broken out across this continent-sized country, uniting tens of thousands frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a...