Demonstrators, Police Clash Over Brazil Fare Hikes

SHOTLIST: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, FEB. 6, 2014, SOURCE: AFPTV - Various of demonstrators invading the Central train station of Rio - Various of fire in the streets - Various of clashes with the police and use of tear gas outside the station -VAR of protest during day -VAR of protest signs -VAR of anarchist group black blocks protesting SOUNDBITE 1 Protester (man) (Portuguese, 15 sec): "We pay our taxes and should have free transport. Instead we are paying a lot for transports the condition of which is terrible and very often, in the morning, it doesn't even work." SOUNDBITE 2 Protester (man) (Portuguese, 11 sec): "We came to protest in the place they manage the Rio trains, we opened the gates so that people could have free transport." SOUNDBITE 3: Fabiola Dias (woman), protester (Portuguese, 30 sec): “The transport system is precarious and expensive. People don’t get the service they pay for. The people want good conditions in able to survive, not even live, in our case it’s to survive. SOUNDBITE 4: Batman (man), leader of the movement (Portuguese, 30 sec): “You want to invest in the World Cup? That’s not the problem, the problem is when you don’t invest in what is needed, which is health, education, public transport. We pay a lot of taxes and none of that trickles down to our people. This is our revolt against the excessive investments of the World Cup, against the increase in transport costs and against the corruption in which we live.” /// ----------------------------------------------------- AFP TEXT STORY: Demonstrators clash ahead of Brazil fare hikes / Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - 07 February 2014 06:34 - AFP / RIO - UNR - CLJ - SOI - 212 Words / Brazil unrest transport social / VIDEO, PICTURE /...

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