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| Brazil World Cup 2014: Clashes at Sao Paulo protest | Brazil World Cup 2014: Clashes at Sao Paulo protest |
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| Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo have used tear gas to break up a protest against the football World Cup, hours before the city hosts the opening match. | Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo have used tear gas to break up a protest against the football World Cup, hours before the city hosts the opening match. |
| At least one protester was arrested and a CNN journalist was injured. | At least one protester was arrested and a CNN journalist was injured. |
| Protesters had tried to block a road leading to the stadium where the opening ceremony will take place. | |
| Further protests are planned in other Brazilian cities over the expense of hosting the tournament. | Further protests are planned in other Brazilian cities over the expense of hosting the tournament. |
| TV footage in Sao Paulo showed riot police using tear gas and rubber truncheons to disperse about 50 protesters near a metro station on the route to the Arena Corinthians. | TV footage in Sao Paulo showed riot police using tear gas and rubber truncheons to disperse about 50 protesters near a metro station on the route to the Arena Corinthians. |
| Police moved in after the demonstrators refused to clear the road. | |
| The demonstrators had been chanting "there won't be a Cup". | The demonstrators had been chanting "there won't be a Cup". |
| A tweet from CNN presenter Alex Thomas said Sao Paulo producer Barbara Arvanitidis had suffered a suspected broken arm reporting from the riots. | A tweet from CNN presenter Alex Thomas said Sao Paulo producer Barbara Arvanitidis had suffered a suspected broken arm reporting from the riots. |
| The violence happened about 13km (8 miles) from the stadium where Brazil will play Croatia at 20:00 GMT. | |
| Last year, more than a million people joined protests across the country to demand better public services and highlight corruption and the high cost of staging the World Cup. | Last year, more than a million people joined protests across the country to demand better public services and highlight corruption and the high cost of staging the World Cup. |
| Since then, other smaller anti-World Cup protests have been staged in Brazil, with some descending into violence. | Since then, other smaller anti-World Cup protests have been staged in Brazil, with some descending into violence. |