Why Brazil's protesters still aren't satisfied

Bus-fare hikes were just the tip of the iceberg

A demonstration in Fortaleza, Brazil, on June 19 escalates.
(Image credit: AGENCIA ESTADO/Xinhua Press/Corbis)

It will take a lot more than cheaper bus fare to convince Brazil's protesters to go home.

The mayors of the country's two largest cities — Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo — have rescinded bus and subway fare hikes that triggered a week of nationwide protests. But the concession did not impress the masses, and protests resumed on Thursday in 80 cities across the country. The biggest demonstration of the day appeared to be in Rio.

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Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.