Brazilians seem to be waking up from a deep slumber. It all started with the announcement of R$ 0,20 (10 cents) increase in the bus fare. However the underlying issue taking hundreds of thousands of people to occupy the streets in the main Brazilian cities is to protest against the misplaced priorities of the entire government that ignores the real needs of society such as poverty, education, health, crime and basic services. Government are spending billions in the overruns and delays in the programs for the World Cup. Click here to see important links to understand what is going on in Brazil right now.
Here are some links (in portuguese and english) to help you to understand what is going on:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/world/americas/thousands-gather-for-protests-in-brazils-largest-cities.html?hp&_r=1&
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