RIO DE JANEIRO: Sunday's Confederations Cup final between Brazil and Spain at Rio's Maracana stadium was set to be played out against a backdrop of protests as citizens answer calls on social media to demand better public services. More than 11,000 police and troops were mobilised in the city to guarantee security for 78,000 fans at the venue as the curtain falls on a competition that has been beset by social unrest with more than 1.5 million people taking to the streets across the giant nation in the past two weeks. In a country home to visible extremes of wealth and poverty, many are angry at the $15 billion bill for hosting...
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