Photos: Protesters express frustration with corruption in Brazil
June 21, 2013
A made-up woman is seen during a demonstration in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 21, 2013. Brazil's embattled president Dilma Rousseff was to address the nation late Friday, a day after more than one million people marched to demand better living conditions, her office said. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520777844 )
A Brazilian flag is waved during a demonstration in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520778343 )
A man plays a guitar during a demonstration in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520778445 )
A man wears in a gas mask during a demonstration in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520778448 )
Men hold their hands during a demonstration in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520778352 )
People protest during an anti-government demonstration at the Ipanema neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 21, 2013. Demonstrations began as an outcry against a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares in Brazil's largest cities, but have continued even after announcements that the increases would be rescinded. Protesters have expressed frustration with corruption and what they say are high taxes and poor public services. They've demanded everything from education reforms to free bus fares while denouncing the billions of public dollars spent on stadiums before the World Cup and the Olympics. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ( Brazil Confed Cup Protests )
A resident of Ipanema neighborhood shouts during an anti-government protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ( Brazil Confed Cup Protests )
A man shouts slogans during an anti-government protest in the Ipanema neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ( Brazil Confed Cup Protests )
Demonstrators protest in Belo Horizonte on June 21, 2013, against higher public transportation fares and the use of public funds to disrupt international football tournaments. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will give a televised address to the nation Friday, one day after more than one million people marched to demand better living conditions, her office said. AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520777544 )
Members of the LGBT community join the protest on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Daniel GUIMARAES/AFP/Getty Images ( 520777533 )
Members of the LGBT community join the protest on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Daniel GUIMARAES/AFP/Getty Images ( 520777538 )
Members of the LGBT community join the protest on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Daniel GUIMARAES/AFP/Getty Images ( 520777525 )
Members of the LGBT community join the protest on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Daniel GUIMARAES/AFP/Getty Images ( 520777517 )
A riot police officer uses his front teeth to hold onto to a non-lethal grenade during an anti-government protest near the Cidade de Deus, or City of God slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Confed Cup Protests )
People gather to protest before the house of Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images ( 520777373 )
People gather to protest before the house of Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 21, 2013. . AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images ( 520777337 )
A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask holds a sign during a protest outside Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral's house, in Rio de Janeiro June 21, 2013. The sign reads, "The giant awakens and he will sleep no more". REUTERS/Pilar Olivares ( BRAZIL-PROTESTS/ )
People yell slogans during a protest outside Rio de Janeiro governor Sergio Cabral's house, in Rio de Janeiro June 21, 2013. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares ( BRAZIL-PROTESTS/ )
Demonstrators protest in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 21, 2013, against higher public transportation fares and the use of public funds to disrupt international football tournaments. AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520776319 )
Military police officers guard a street where Rio de Janeiro's governor Sergio Cabral is located, in Rio de Janeiro June 21, 2013. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares ( BRAZIL/ )
Demonstrators protest in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 21, 2013, against higher public transportation fares and the use of public funds to disrupt international football tournaments. AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520775453 )
Municipal workers repair a traffic light broken during a protest overnight in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 21, 2013. The 2014 World Cup must be held in Brazil, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said Friday, one day after more than one million people marched in protests across the country. ages of the destruction in Rio after hours of violent protest on the night of June 20th. AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images ( 520773285 )
pedestrians pass by a bank whose windows were broken during a protest overnight in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images ( 520772716 )
Demonstrators set a stand on fire while debris burn during a protest of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes, at National Congress in Brasilia, on June 20, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Evaristo SA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520766130 )
Cleansing women sweep broken glass at the entrance of an ATMs attacked by demonstrators overnight by demonstrators on Presidente Vargas avenue in downtown Rio de Janeiro on June 21, 2013 early morning . Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called for an emergency cabinet meeting Friday, one day after a protester was killed and an estimated 1.25 million people rallied nationwide demanding better public services. AFP PHOTO / PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520763635 )
Military police detain a man during an anti-government protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday in the biggest demonstrations yet against a government viewed as corrupt at all levels and unresponsive to its people. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( Brazil Soccer Confed Cup Protests Photo Gallery )
Demonstrators wave their country's national flag on Paulista Avenue where crowds gathered to celebrate the reversal of a fare hike on public transportation, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine) ( Brazil Soccer Confed Cup Protests Photo Gallery )
A woman carrying a baby runs away from the area where police disperse demonstrators near Arena Fonte Nova soccer stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) ( Brazil Soccer Confed Cup Protests Photo Gallery )
A military police blast pepper spray at protestors as an unidentified person is detained during an anti-government protest in front of the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) ( Brazil Soccer Confed Cup Protests Photo Gallery )
Riot police search protestors during an anti-government demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil Soccer Confed Cup Protests Photo Gallery )
Military police fire tear gas at protestors during an anti-government demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( Brazil Soccer Confed Cup Protests Photo Gallery )
Protesters blocking an access to the Arena Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador, Bahia --where Nigeria is to play Uruguay in a FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 football match-- protect from tear gas shot by riot police (out of frame) during a protest of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes, on June 20, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images ( 520759655 )
Thousands of students take part in a protest of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes, at National Congress in Brasilia, on June 20, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Evaristo SA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520759666 )
Anti riot police officers fire gaz cans during a protest part of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes, on June 20, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520759835 )
Thousands of students shout slogans during a protest of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes, at National Congress in Brasilia, on June 20, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Evaristo SA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520759664 )
Anti riot police officers fire rubber bullets after clashes erupted during a protest against bus fare price hikes June 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) ( 171051794 )
Thousands of people march in the center of Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, on June 20, 2013, during a protest of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 520759659 )
Demonstrators confront riot police officers after clashes erupted during a protest against corruption and price hikes, on June 20, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro as the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 is being held in the country. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520759895 )
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against bus fare price hikes June 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) ( 171051798 )
Anti riot police officers patrol after clashes erupted during a protest against bus fare price hikes June 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) ( 171051614 )
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against bus fare price hikes June 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) ( 171051613 )
A riot policeman fires his weapon while confronting stone-throwing demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon River, June 20, 2013. REUTERS/Ney Macondes ( BRAZIL-PROTESTS/ )
Anti riot police officers patrol after clashes erupted during a protest against bus fare price hikes June 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) ( 171051849 )
Protesters run from the clouds of tear gas during an anti-government protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( Brazil Soccer Confed Cup Protests Photo Gallery )
Anti riot police officers fire rubber bullets after clashes erupted during a protest against bus fare price hikes June 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) ( 171052035 )
Protestors take cover after police fired tear gas into the street in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner) ( Brazil Soccer Confed Cup Protests Photo Gallery )
People march in downtown Rio de Janeiro on June 20, 2013, during a protest of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes. AFP PHOTO / TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images ( 520759846 )
Anti riot police officers fire rubber bullets after clashes erupted during a protest against bus fare price hikes June 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) ( 171051803 )
Anti riot police officers fire rubber bullets after clashes erupted during a protest against bus fare price hikes June 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Rafael S. Fabres/Getty Images) ( 171051799 )
Demonstrators stand next to a fire during a protest part of what is now called the 'Tropical Spring' against corruption and price hikes, on June 20, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520759852 )