SALVADOR, BAHIA, BRAZIL — Masses of students and workers took to the streets condemning the Brazilian government’s austerity attack on the working class while it pours billions into its ostentatious hosting of the World Cup and the Olympics. Workers and students protested on July 22, in the downtown square called Campo Grande, made famous by the carnival of Salvador–Ba in northeastern Brazil.
The demonstrations opposed the government spending while workers faced intense poverty. Demonstrations are continuing throughout Brazil, encouraged by the wave of opposition to the corrupt administration of the cities and the government budget. The police have answered with violence against the protesters who are fighting, the neglect of health and education and subjugating of women.