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Friday, June 27, 2014

Anti WorldCup protests in Brazil

Anti WorldCup protests in Brazil
By Democratic Rationalist Indian
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Between the glitterings and cheering, dissent does not have any place in the football #WorldCup2014. The Brazilians love the game but not FIFA or the Brazilian govt.

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A woman walks past a graffiti referring to the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo June 3, 2014. The city of Sao Paulo will host the opening match of the 2014 Brazil World Cup. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP) TEMPLATE OUT - RTR3S2EN REUTERS



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Graffiti over a mural featuring Brazil's Neymar, has been modified to make the Barcelona striker look like a member of the Black Blocs, which have been active in Brazil's ongoing protest movement against the World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Teams from 32 nations will compete in the upcoming World Cup, with Sao Paulo hosting the opening ceremony and kick-off match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) AP
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Police officers clash with supporters of the native Indian community during a protest outside the Indian museum, next to the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, December 16, 2013. Police arrested more than 20 indigenous people who occupied the abandoned museum on Sunday as a protest agaisnt its demolition, as part of renovations ahead of Brazil's 2014 World Cup, according to local media. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX16L94 REUTERS

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Demonstrators clash with military policemen spraying tear gas during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo April 29, 2014. An estimated 1,500 protesters gathered to march the streets of Sao Paulo to show they are against the World Cup and against the costs associated with Brazil's hosting of the sporting event. Activists are demanding more money be spent on education, health care, public transportation and to fight crime. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER POLITICS CIVIL UNREST WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3N6AD REUTERS

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A member of Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST) block the Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge during a protest against the World Cup in Sao Paulo May 22, 2014. Brazilians opposed to the World Cup and the public funds spent on the construction of stadiums. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER CIVIL UNREST POLITICS WORLD CUP) - RTR3QGMH REUTERS


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Policemen search for demonstrators during the "International Day of World Cup Resistance" against the upcoming FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 15, 2014. AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images


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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MAY 15, 2014: Black Bloc protesters Group clash with policemen during a protest against the World Cup on the evening of Thursday, May 15, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Protests are taking place in various cities of the country and questioned the high spending on construction of stadiums and fight for better conditions and budget for health and education. (Photo by Victor Moriyama/Getty Images) 2014 Getty Images


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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MAY 22: About 25,000 members of the "Homeless Workers Movement" held large demonstrations to claim their right to housing on May 22, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They claim housing and question government spending for the construction of stadiums for the World Cup. Currently, members of the Homeless Workers Movement occupy several areas throughout the city of Sao Paulo, most of it is close to the opening of the World Cup Stadium. (Photo by Victor Moriyama/Getty Images) 2014 Getty Images

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 10: A young protester stands in front of police guarding a government building at a demonstration against the new increase in public bus fares on February 10, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Widespread protests began in the country last June following a different bus fare increase in Sao Paulo. A similar bus fare protest was held last week in Rio, resulting in violence, but this protest was largely peaceful. Civil unrest continues in the country as it prepares to host the 2014 World Cup. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) 2014 Getty Images

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Demonstrators attack a Bradesco bank branch during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo January 25, 2014. The year's first major protest against the World Cup drew more than 2,000 demonstrators into the streets of Brazil's largest city on Saturday, as frustration over the cost of the tournament lingers in the host country. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS POLITICS SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX17UIV REUTERS


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Policemen hit a demonstrator during a protest against the government's expenditure for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil on February 22, 2014. AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) 2014 AFP


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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MAY 22: About 25,000 members of the "Homeless Workers Movement" held large demonstrations to claim their right to housing on May 22, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They claim housing and question government spending for the construction of stadiums for the World Cup. Currently, members of the Homeless Workers Movement occupy several areas throughout the city of Sao Paulo, most of it is close to the opening of the World Cup Stadium. (Photo by Victor Moriyama/Getty Images) 2014 Getty Images

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Police officers stand guard as demonstrators march against the upcoming FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 and to demand better public transport services, in Sao Paulo, on March 13, 2014. Brazil's Minister for Sport Aldo Rebelo on Thursday criticized anti-World Cup demonstrators, insisting they would not disrupt the tournament starting June 12. Brazil has witnessed months of protests against the estimated $11 billion price-tag for the tournament, with demonstrators saying the money would have better spent on improving poor public services. AFP PHOTO / Nelson ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) 2014 AFP


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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MAY 22: About 25,000 members of the "Homeless Workers Movement" held large demonstrations to claim their right to housing on May 22, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They claim housing and question government spending for the construction of stadiums for the World Cup. Currently, members of the Homeless Workers Movement occupy several areas throughout the city of Sao Paulo, most of it is close to the opening of the World Cup Stadium. (Photo by Victor Moriyama/Getty Images) 2014 Getty Images

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Indigenous Indians dance as they attend a protest against the Indian policy of President Dilma Rousseff's government and the costs of the 2014 World Cup in front of the Brazilian congress in Brasilia May 28, 2014. REUTERS/Joedson Alves (BRAZIL - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP) - RTR3RAWP REUTERS


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Brazilian natives from different ethnic groups block the entrance of the Ministry of Justice during a protest as part of Indigenous Mobilization Week, in Brasilia on May 29, 2014. The demonstration aims to attract the attention on the Amazonian situation in the framework of upcoming FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. AFP PHOTO/Evaristo SA (Photo credit should read EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images


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A boy (C) holds a soccer ball, with red tape on it the shape of cross, in front of a Brazilian flag at Santa Luzia slum, where they are living in a protest against the money spent on preparations of the upcoming World Cup, in Brasilia May 30, 2014. The 2014 World Cup will be held in 12 cities in Brazil from June 12 till July 13. REUTERS/Joedson Alves (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3RKLC REUTERS


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A journalist is carried after being injured during a World Cup protest on the opening day of the event on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2014 Getty Images


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A journalist is taken from a protest on a stretcher outside Carrao Metro Station on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2014 Getty Images

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Police take up positions during a World Cup protest outside Carrao Metro Station on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2014 Getty Images


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Demonstrators from the anarchist group Black Bloc clash with police during a protest against the World Cup on the opening day of the event on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2014 Getty Images






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24 May 2014, São Paulo, Brazil --- A man stands next to graffiti referring to the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo May, 23 2014. The city of Sao Paulo will host the opening match of the 2014 Brazil World Cup. The sign (in red) reads: "There will be no World Cup" and the phrase (top L in white) reads: "We are Brazilians, four in four years". REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY) --- Image by © NACHO DOCE/Reuters/Corbis © Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
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