Following vandalism, Dilma calls meeting.
On vacation, Minister José Eduardo Cardozo is expected to return to work this Tuesday to discuss violent protests against the World Cup with Celso Amorim, from Defense, and Aldo Rebelo, from Sports, upon the president's return from her trip to Cuba; Dilma fears that a wave of vandalism will spread and is also seeking ways to contain violent action against the demonstrations by state police forces.
247 - During an international trip, President Dilma Rousseff called an emergency meeting to discuss the acts of vandalism that occurred yesterday under the pretext of a protest against the World Cup.
A man was shot in the upscale Higienópolis neighborhood of São Paulo, a private car, whose owner had no involvement in the protest, was burned, and the facade of a theater, as well as that of several other establishments, was completely destroyed with stones.read here).
The Military Police reacted violently and shot a protester, who was hospitalized in critical condition.
With the event taking place in Brazil just months away, the president is assembling her team to prevent a wave of vandalism from spreading and to find ways to contain violent actions against the demonstrations by state police forces.
On vacation, Minister José Eduardo Cardozo is expected to return to work this Tuesday. Celso Amorim, from Defense, and Aldo Rebelo, from Sports, have also been summoned.