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Protests against corruption, income inequality held in Brazil
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/08/31/321453/anticorruption-protests-held-in-brazil/During the protests on Friday, demonstrators called for reshuffling of the country’s political and economic system.
Protests were also held in several other cities including Rio de Janeiro.
Angry protesters looted a major bank and national media giant Globo TV headquarters, demanding greater social spending.
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Unions are demanding a decrease in working hours to a 40-hour workweek and changes to a controversial law reducing pensions for those seeking early retirement
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probably the protests are the result of someone making a youtube video in English.