Raise transit fares in Brazil? Citizens FIGHT back for real!

Mauricio Lima for The New York Times

Riot police officers arrested Free Fare Movement protesters on Thursday in Sao Paulo.

 RIO DE JANEIRO — Protests by an increasingly forceful movement coalescing against increases in bus fares shook Brazil’s two largest cities on Thursday night, the fourth time in a week that activists have taken to the streets in demonstrations that have been marked by clashes with security forces. Bus-Fare Protests Hit Brazil’s Two Biggest Cities - NYTimes.com