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| Brazil's Rousseff proposes political reforms | Brazil's Rousseff proposes political reforms |
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| Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a referendum on political reform, following nationwide protests. | Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a referendum on political reform, following nationwide protests. |
| Ms Rousseff also pledged to invest 50 billion reais ($25bn, £16bn) in public transport, one of the protesters' main grievances. | Ms Rousseff also pledged to invest 50 billion reais ($25bn, £16bn) in public transport, one of the protesters' main grievances. |
| More than one million Brazilians have taken to the streets to protest against rising costs, government corruption and the expense of the 2014 World Cup. | |
| Ms Rousseff is now meeting mayors and state governors to find a solution. | Ms Rousseff is now meeting mayors and state governors to find a solution. |
| Earlier, she met leaders of the group that started the street protests more than a week ago. | Earlier, she met leaders of the group that started the street protests more than a week ago. |
| But Mayara Longo Vivian, one of these leaders, told the Associated Press that the president offered no concrete measures and that the "fight would continue". | |
| Meanwhile, further rallies have taken place on Monday, although on a smaller scale than last week's demonstrations. | |
| Hundreds of people blocked the main road to Brazil's busiest port, Santos, and in the capital, Brasilia, a few hundred more came out to protest against corruption. Another rally is due to take place in Rio de Janeiro. | |
| Two female protesters were killed in the state of Goias when a car hit a protest barricade. | Two female protesters were killed in the state of Goias when a car hit a protest barricade. |
| The deaths bring the total number of lives lost because of the protests to four. | The deaths bring the total number of lives lost because of the protests to four. |
| 'Ready to move forward' | |
| "My government is listening to democratic voices. We must learn to hear the voices of the street,'' Ms Rousseff said at the opening of her meeting with the country's governors and mayors. | |
| "Brazil is ready to move forward and has made it clear it does not want to stand where it is." | |
| As well as pledging money for public transport, she also suggested tougher penalties for corruption. | |
| She offered five pacts with the Brazilian people - political reform, fiscal responsibility and extra spending on health, transport and education. | |
| 'No plan B' | 'No plan B' |
| Brazil is due to host both the 2014 Fifa World Cup and the Olympics in 2016. | |
| Many of those demonstrating are unhappy at the cost of building stadiums in a country where many live in poverty and ticket prices for such prestigious international competitions are out of reach. | |
| Unrest has dogged many of the fixtures currently taking place in Brazil as part of Fifa's Confederations Cup, seen as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup and using many of the same facilities. | Unrest has dogged many of the fixtures currently taking place in Brazil as part of Fifa's Confederations Cup, seen as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup and using many of the same facilities. |
| Fifa's Secretary General Jerome Valcke has said the organisation has "no plan B" for next year's World Cup and no other country had made an official offer to host it. | Fifa's Secretary General Jerome Valcke has said the organisation has "no plan B" for next year's World Cup and no other country had made an official offer to host it. |
| The wave of rallies in more than 100 cities began in Sao Paulo, where residents were unhappy at planned rises in public transport fares. | The wave of rallies in more than 100 cities began in Sao Paulo, where residents were unhappy at planned rises in public transport fares. |
| Those increases have since been shelved - but the protests rapidly became more widespread and the protesters' demands more wide-ranging. | Those increases have since been shelved - but the protests rapidly became more widespread and the protesters' demands more wide-ranging. |
| Brazilians have been demanding better health and education services, saying they are fed up with paying relatively high taxes and feel that they do not get enough back from the state. | Brazilians have been demanding better health and education services, saying they are fed up with paying relatively high taxes and feel that they do not get enough back from the state. |
| Protesters are also angry about corruption and scornful of politicians. | Protesters are also angry about corruption and scornful of politicians. |