Rio de Janeiro - Youths clashed with police in central Rio de Janeiro on Monday as more than 200 000 people marched in major Brazilian cities to protest the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup and higher public transport costs. The nationwide demonstrations, the most extensive since the unrest began 10 days ago, were relatively peaceful. However, acts of vandalism were reported in Rio and Porto Alegre. Police used teargas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse small groups of masked youths engaging in acts of vandalism near Rio's state legislative assembly. Some of the young people broke into the building and television showed a small fire. Five policemen were reported...
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