SAO PAULO — Brazilian protesters angry about corruption, rising prices and public policies took to the streets for the sixth night in less than two weeks, with some attempting to storm City Hall in Sao Paulo, South America’s largest city.
About 50,000 people massed throughout the city and thousands marched to City Hall yesterday, according to research institute Datafolha. A smaller group backed police officers in riot gear against a wall and tried to break into the building before they were stymied by the police.
President Dilma Rousseff, whose government’s approval rating dropped this month, has pledged to listen to demonstrators who staged the largest street protests in more than two decades, with a 200,000-strong turnout in cities around the country on Monday.
Fury over a hike in bus fares had sparked the protests, but public anger now stems from issues ranging from the exorbitant spending on the World Cup championship next year to government corruption.
The local governments in at least four cities have agreed to reverse the increase in bus fares, and city and federal politicians have shown signs that the Sao Paulo fare could also be rolled back.
The group Movimento Passe Livre, which has helped organise protests, said it would continue protesting until the hike in Sao Paulo is revoked.
With protests continuing, the Justice Ministry will despatch national guard troops to four Brazilian states and the capital, Brasilia, Veja magazine reported. Agencies
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