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Rousseff calls emergency cabinet meeting; a million people took to the streets in capital cites

Friday, June 21st 2013 - 06:19 UTC
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Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has called for an urgent meeting of her main ministers Friday morning to address the effects of the current demonstrations through out Brazil which on Thursday evening convened over a million people in eighty cities. Read full article

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  • Britworker

    You cant promise your people a western thriving democracy full of opportunities and wealth and then continue to govern your country like, well, a south american!

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 07:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anbar

    “”“”“Police reacted with stunt bombs”“”“””

    I wish our police had stunt bombs - they sound rather groovy

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 09:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • karenykarl

    Brazil's street demonstrations are horribly significant, because they represent the increasing fragility of governments in the face of extreme income inequality. Expect a new variation of the Arab Spring who knows where? Latin America?

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 11:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    Bit of a watershed here I think.

    It could all go downbank rather quickly.

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 11:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • yankeeboy

    What do you want to bet her solution will be handouts?

    Stupid lefties don't understand how anything really works.

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 12:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Be serious

    Argyland with its ridiculously corrupt President and its shambolic Pussy Government is far worse off than Brazil.
    So when is it really going to kick off in Argyland?
    Change is needed there far more than in Brazil.

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 12:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    I will be watching with great anticipation of this moving into Argentina, the joke is that their police and armed forces, what's left of them, have got as much to be pissed off about as everyone one else, not sure who they will have to quell any Argentine riots.

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 01:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • yankeeboy

    7. La Campora hires all the known trouble makers and criminals . That is how she has kept bloody riots from happening so far,

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • mat

    People, stop lying yourself... take a look to the macroeconomic conditions of brazil... High inflation, extremely low growth for an emerging market, high unemployment, currency overvalued... The country has been overrated for the last 10 years thanks to a huge marketing and state propaganda... But we are seeing the reality right now... People knows the truth.

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 02:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    Dima don;t worry, ask Indec to count the protesters, they can turn the million into a few thousand.......problem solved!

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 03:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Math

    Jesus, if you look at Avenida Paulista, there is as many people as in gay parade, which is like 1 million people. Some journalists and protesters say this number is fake. Calling unions, social movements, students and MST to places where people decided to burn party flags is manipulative. They will blame the right-wingers for a thing they started... Subversive communist tactics.

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 05:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Brasileiro

    No more disturb. Our mensage is send. Peace, for now! 2014 Cup in Peace because our govern assigned. But Brazil must be strong against politicians. No more disturb!!

    Jun 21st, 2013 - 10:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ljordao

    @12:

    This might be the beginning of the fall of the corrupt nomenklatura you shamelessly worship. So go buy more toilet paper. You will probably need it.

    Jun 22nd, 2013 - 01:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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