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Weekly Report - 22 May 2014 (WR-14-20)
BRAZIL: Strikes multiply in Rio and São Paulo
A week after bus drivers in Rio de Janeiro slowed the city to a crawl with a 48-hour strike, São Paulo was hit by a similar protest. Though the strike was not announced in advance, given the current febrile climate in the country ahead of the Fifa World Cup, it was not entirely unexpected. Civil police officers in 14 states, including São Paulo and Rio, also began industrial action on 21 May.
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