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Brazilian President Unveils Changes to Appease Protesters

HeadlineJun 25, 2013

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a series of political changes aimed at appeasing historic protests against political corruption and failing public services. The changes include investing more than $20 billion in public transit. As protests continued Monday, two women were fatally struck by a car while blocking a highway in the capital Brasília, bringing the total number killed in the protests to four.

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