Brazil Protesters Clash With Police Near Stadium

By Jason Farrell, Sky News Correspondent, In Brazil

Brazilian protesters have clashed with police outside the stadium where Brazil's football team played Uruguay in the semi-final of the Confederation Cup.

An estimated 50,000 anti-government demonstrators marched towards the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte.

Police set up a ring of steel in a mile radius around the stadium and defended their barricades with tear gas and rubber bullets.

A dense fog of acrid gas enveloped the protesters as they responded by lobbing gas canisters and rocks back at police and several large fires were ignited close to the police line.

The wave of protests that have hit Brazil began over a hike in transport fares but it has evolved into anger at high taxes, poor public services, government corruption and spending on the World Cup.

The protesters are complaining about government corruption

On Tuesday Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff met with protest leaders and State Governors. She promised reforms including £17bn of investment for the transport system.

Lower Congress also voted to drop a controversial measure that would have made in more difficult to prosecute officials. On top of this congress approved a bill earmarking oil revenues for improving education and health care.

But protesters remain unconvinced. Student demonstrator Rodrigo Xavaier told Sky News, "I don't believe the government, they can't be trusted. Until they deliver we will keep protesting."

Student Andre Crescencio added: "I don't agree with violence. I don't think this is something that should be happening in Brazil but unless we do this they won't hear us. The government's trying to pretend that everything is ok, but Brazil is still a third world country and we have a lot of problems."

Demonstrator Claudia Rubio said: "They are trying to put make up on Brazil and selling it as a country of pretty ladies and samba, but people are dying in the streets and all they care about is the World Cup."

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