AP PHOTOS: Protesters in Brazil vow further action
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?By The Associated PressFILE - This June 17, 2013 photo, a demonstrator holds a Brazilian flag in front of a burning barricade during a protest in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
FILE - This June 17, 2013 photo, a demonstrator holds a Brazilian flag in front of a burning barricade during a protest in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
FILE - This June 17, 2013 photo, protestors are reflected on the glass of a building, left, as they march in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful public education, health and transport systems and come as the nation hosts the Confederations Cup soccer tournament and prepares for next month's papal visit. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
FILE - This June 19, 2013 photo, a protestor uses a cardboard box as a shield against rubber bullets during clashes with riot police near the Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil. Protesters cut off the main access road to the stadium where Brazil goes up against Mexico in the Confederations Cup soccer tournament. Beginning as protests against bus fare hikes, demonstrations have quickly ballooned to include broad middle-class outrage over the failure of governments to provide basic services and ensure public safety. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
FILE - This June 19, 2013 photo, a protestor takes aim with a bottle at riot police as others take cover near the Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil. Street demonstrations resumed around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and high prices. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
FILE - This June 19, 2013 photo, a masked protester walks away from a burning barricade near the Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil. Protesters cut off the main access road to the stadium where Brazil plays Mexico in the Confederations Cup soccer tournament later Wednesday. Beginning as protests against bus fare hikes, the demonstrations have quickly ballooned to include broad middle-class outrage over the failure of governments to provide basic services and ensure public safety. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
Protests that began as an outcry against a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares in Brazil's largest cities haven't ended with Wednesday's announcement that the increases would be rescinded. Protest organizers have called for mass demonstrations on Thursday in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, as people express frustration with corruption and what they say are high taxes and poor public services. Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup, but protesters say that the billions now spent on soccer stadiums would be better used for education, health and public safety.
President Dilma Rousseff has praised protesters for strengthening democracy in Brazil, where mass protests are rare. But police have responded to them with tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.
Here's a gallery of images from the past week of protests.
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