Brazil Braces for More Protests Despite Rousseff Promise
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Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets as the national soccer team prepares to meet Uruguay in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup, reigniting mass protests that have made officials rush to respond to demands for better health care and education.
Fifty thousand marched toward the main stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s third-largest urban area, the G1 news website reported, before the match that is part of a dry run for next year’s World Cup. Police prepared for another 50,000 to gather in Brasilia, where protesters tried to set fire to the Foreign Ministry building last week.