Brazil Riots: Citizens Unite In Contempt For Political Class

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Thousands of students shout slogans during a protest against corruption and price hikes, at National Congress in Brasilia, on June 20.
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To outsiders, Brazilians don’t seem to have as much to complain about as the protesters in Greece, Turkey, or Egypt. Its economy has boomed for two decades and is now the world’s seventh largest. But inside Brazil, anger has been simmering for some time. Atrocious public services, government corruption and the extravagant spending on the FIFA World Cup are at the root of June’s mass demonstrations across 80 cities in Brazil.

<p>To outsiders, Brazilians don&rsquo;t seem to have as much to complain about as the protesters in Greece, Turkey, or Egypt. Its economy has boomed for two decades and is now the world&rsquo;s seventh largest. But inside Brazil, anger has been simmering for some time. Atrocious public services, government corruption and the extravagant spending on the FIFA World Cup are at the root of June&rsquo;s mass demonstrations across 80 cities in Brazil.</p>

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