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Photos: Protests in Brazil

Updated 7:33 AM ET, Fri June 21, 2013

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Police fire rubber bullets at a protester during clashes in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, June 20. Demonstrations in Brazil began in response to <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/20/world/americas/brazil-protests/?hpt=hp_t2">plans to increase fares for the public transportation system</a> but have broadened into wider protests over economic and social issues. Since then, both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have agreed to roll back prices on bus and metro tickets.<br />
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Protests in Brazil – Police fire rubber bullets at a protester during clashes in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, June 20. Demonstrations in Brazil began in response to plans to increase fares for the public transportation system but have broadened into wider protests over economic and social issues. Since then, both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have agreed to roll back prices on bus and metro tickets.
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A riot police officer confronts demonstrators in Rio de Janeiro on June 20.
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Protests in Brazil – A riot police officer confronts demonstrators in Rio de Janeiro on June 20.
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Photographers wait for a riot police officer to fire rubber bullets on June 20 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Protests in Brazil – Photographers wait for a riot police officer to fire rubber bullets on June 20 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazilians protest against price hikes in Belo Horizonte on June 20.
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Protests in Brazil – Brazilians protest against price hikes in Belo Horizonte on June 20.
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Horse-mounted riot police confront demonstrators in Rio de Janeiro on June 20.
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Protests in Brazil – Horse-mounted riot police confront demonstrators in Rio de Janeiro on June 20.
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Demonstrators stand on a statue in Niteroi outside Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, June 19.
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Protests in Brazil – Demonstrators stand on a statue in Niteroi outside Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, June 19.
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Protesters overturn a bus in Niteroi on June 19.
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Protests in Brazil – Protesters overturn a bus in Niteroi on June 19.
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Riot police take positions during a protest in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, June 18.
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Protests in Brazil – Riot police take positions during a protest in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, June 18.
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Hidden in the peaceful multitudes are bands of rowdies, leaving rubble in their wake, including this store in Sao Paulo on June 18.
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Protests in Brazil – Hidden in the peaceful multitudes are bands of rowdies, leaving rubble in their wake, including this store in Sao Paulo on June 18.
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Students gather at Praca da Se in Sao Paulo on June 18.
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Protests in Brazil – Students gather at Praca da Se in Sao Paulo on June 18.
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A press car burns in front of Sao Paulo City Hall on June 18.
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Protests in Brazil – A press car burns in front of Sao Paulo City Hall on June 18.
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An unidentified person carries a television out of a store in Sao Paulo on June 18.
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Protests in Brazil – An unidentified person carries a television out of a store in Sao Paulo on June 18.
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People walk in Rio de Janeiro on June 18.
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