“Protests are ongoing in Brazil as people took to demonstrating against high World Cup spending.…the unrest is the worst the nation has seen in two decades.“

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

The origins of the protests were based on hikes in public transit fares, but a movement of general discontent began, with many voices and multiple perspectives.  While the World Cup is a rallying point, many argue that it isn’t the World Cup they are angry about, but corruption and social inequality.  FIFA is starting to think of contingency plans if protests continue and threaten the World Cup.  The lack of clear leadership some feel is the reason why the protest have lost some steam in July as stated in this NPR podcast.  This photo essay of the protest movement with a gallery of 39 photos is quite intriguing.  

Tags: sport, Brazil, images, South America.

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