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Brazilian schoolgirl's speech on education funding goes viral
Brazilian schoolgirl's speech on education funding goes viral
1 November 2016
A 16-year-old Brazilian girl has given evidence to a Senate committee analysing the impact of deep government cuts in education funding.
Ana Julia Ribeiro has become a media sensation after the speech she made to legislators in her home state of Parana defending student rights went viral.
Hundreds of schools across the state have been occupied by students angry over government's plans to freeze education funding.
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This week the austerity measures aimed at freezing investment in education for the next two decades go to the Senate, after being passed by the lower house of Congress.
More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37830918