2014 protests in Brazil
The 2014 protests in Brazil, also known as There won't be a Cup or Fifa go home were public demonstrations in several Brazilian cities in response to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and other social issues, realized by many social movements, mostly in the capitals where the megaevent was happening, Their main criticism was the high government spending on the World Cup to the detriment of low investment in public services. Furthermore, they criticized forced evictions and lack of policies in favor of decent housing, urban militarization and police violence. Several categories of workers also added demands in favor of better conditions for work.
| 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup protests | |||
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Protesters against the World Cup march in the center of Rio de Janeiro. | |||
| Date | June 2013 - July 2014 | ||
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| Caused by | Perceived injustices around 2014 FIFA World Cup expenditures, forced removals of poor habitations, low spending on public services | ||
| Goals | • Worker reivindications, • Better housing, • End of the forced removals, • Free and good-quality Public services, • End of the UPP, • End of urban militarization, • End to Police brutality | ||
| Methods | • Strikes, • Barricades, • Demonstrations, • Occupations, • Autodefense of masses, • protest marches, • online activism, • direct action | ||
| Status | Major protests subsided | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Injuries | 42 | ||
| Arrested | 234 on 16 May | ||
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