12,000 took it to the streets of Sao Paulo in Brazil in solidarity with the Homeless Workers’ Movement, to defend housing as a human right. Hundreds of thousands of poor workers have been deprived by their homes in the past years, a process accelerated prior to the World Cup; people were evicted at gun point so that FIFA
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After they declared a strike, employees on strike at USP (University of São Paulo) were attacked by the military police, who tear-gassed them and fired rubbet bullets at them. Video of police attacking the strikers: The strikers closed the gates of the university to signal their strike, this was the excuse police had to crack down
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Brazilian authorities have reportedly begun to put arrested protestors on a list that is being called the “protestors register.” This list classifies all persons arrested at a demonstration as highly dangerous, and being added to the list stays on the criminal record of anyone who is added to it forever. * Brazilian police allege a number
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In Recife, Brazil, an occupation known as “Occupy Estelita,” which has existed since May 21st to fight the “new Recife project,” was violently dispersed at 5 am today, June 17th. The “new Recife” project will destroy a historic area of the state capital to make way for the tallest towers in the city. Amnesty Brazil have
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The World Cup events being held in 12 cities across Brazil are set to begin in several days. Half a million tourists are expected to flood into Brazil. However, instead of the expected celebrations and weeks of national rejoicing in a country long-known for its proud football traditions, there is enormous tension as the events are set to begin on June 12th.