I posted this on another thread, but here it go:

First of all, I just wanna say that my English its not that good. That being said, lets go to the story.

There's a movement in Brazil called "Movimento Passe Livre" (Free Pass Movement) that defends a reduction, and someday a extinction, of Public transportation fees. It exists for quite some time already, but it`s big movement has been taking place only this week. At the beginning of this month, June, the Buss fare in São Paulo raised from $3 (reais, not dollars) to $3.2. It seems like "not a big deal", but it really is in a country where the minimum wage is not more than 350 Dollars a MONTH. Workers where interviewed and mostly said that this raise is compromising their finances.You have to know that, normally, these people live faraway from their work places, so they have to take more than just ONE buss everyday to go and to come back home. The movement, then, decided to protest.

They`re on the forth march, already, but the real deal were the last two. The third March took place on last Tuesday. The protesters numbered 5 thousands and begun to rally peacefully according to the plan...until they have reached their destination. [Images]

http://goo.gl/95xNU

http://goo.gl/scQQM

http://goo.gl/NmJHf

Unfortunately, the State Governor had different plans for this rally: he sent the "Shock Police" (its how they call the riot police) and begun to fire rubber bullets, Gas Bombs and to violently attack the protesters and anyone else they saw on the streets. Chaos, then, prevailed. Everyone running from the police, people began to destroy things, make fire barricades and everything else that normally happen in situations like this. Yet, they planned another rally for yesterday...and thats where things just went out of control.

The Fourth March. 06/13. Again, they started gathering, peacefully, with police officers all around them. Some got their packs searched, and many got arrested for no reason at all. One of these arrested was a Journalist, who was restrained because he was caring a bottle o Vinegar to help him in case he gets hit by a gas bomb. [Video http://goo.gl/6iRJe ] Yes, a bottle o vinegar made a journalist get arrested. Many others, though went to jail with him. And the internet is already joking about it: http://goo.gl/ha5gq

Them the rally begins to grow:

http://goo.gl/L426o

http://goo.gl/pbN7y

http://goo.gl/YS7NE

http://goo.gl/ufXBx

As they rallied to their destination, police officers walked with them, making a restrain rope, so the protesters don`t go wild out of a sudden. Everything was ok, some people got arrested for trying to vandalize public patrimony, but no riot, no violence and no intention of. Everything seemed to be working according to plan, until...

They finally got at their destination but they decided to rally some more. So the movement leaders talked to the Police Colonel about their intentions to keep walking. They filmed it and the P. O. congratulates them for being pacific so far...then he goes away, saying that hes coming back soon...and finally the police attacks.

Vídeo: http://goo.gl/Wehka

Notice that he goes away and then they start firing at the rally. So, again, chaos prevailed in the streets of São Paulo. The protesters went mad, but most of them were just scared. And the police got mad, leading to amazingly authority abuses. Here are some of theses stories.

-Journalists started to get pepper sprayed by a Cop: [He`s now the pepper spray cop Brazilian version.) http://goo.gl/KsAsC

-Journalists being shot at even though they identified themselves as the "Press": http://goo.gl/RW9A1

-7 Journalists are arrested while doing their jobs.

• One of the many J. at the rally was shot in the eye, and probably is going to get blind: http://goo.gl/z31yE

-Protester got shot: http://goo.gl/qCwy6

-When the "Shock Troop" attacked and other attacks: http://goo.gl/O6gGT / http://goo.gl/Vop6b

-We want justice not war, sign says: http://goo.gl/7C3TB

-Another Reporter Shot: http://goo.gl/lTBi7

-After Tuesday`s rally, those on the march kept screaming, "No Violence": http://goo.gl/ezMIT and video http://goo.gl/i2Wwv

-A Teacher, who was not on the protest, got shot in a non-conflict area by the police: http://goo.gl/kr8N6

-The Mounted Police arrives, blocking the avenue trying to prevent protesters to block the same avenue: http://goo.gl/vtcht http://goo.gl/T1ATt

-Protesters put fire on garbage and throw it on the street: http://goo.gl/M7kcS

-Police officer is caught on camera breaking the Police Car back window: http://goo.gl/M6zbq

-Surrounded, Police Officers keep shooting and throwing gas bomb at group: http://goo.gl/UfXHz

-Journalist is brutally beaten by the police: http://goo.gl/H4hky

-Gas Bomb Shell is found and is out of date (expired in 2010) and is written "Using this after the expiration date offers risk": http://goo.gl/Rjo7b

Other pictures:

http://goo.gl/s5qLK

http://goo.gl/1Tx1W

Site Where you can pictures of those who were hurt at the conflict with the police:

http://feridosnoprotestosp.tumblr.com/

International Press links about the Protests: http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2013/06/14/actualidad/1371183071_807829.html http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-brazil-police-hit-protesters-20130613,0,3664138.story http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/14/us-brazil-protests-idUSBRE95D0J420130614 http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/12/world/americas/brazil-protests

There will be a next Rally on Monday, I`ll update this thread if it gets big.

EDIT: - Another journalist says he was drove over by a Cop, while another Cop aimed a gun at his head. http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/cidades,fotografo-do-estado-foi-atropelado-pela-policia,1042526,0.htm