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What started out as strikes about small increases in public transit rates is turning into a larger issue that will likely slow tourism visits to Brazil over the next few months.
Italy’s national soccer team, in Brazil for FIFA’s Confederations Cup tournament, has been forbidden from leaving its hotel in Salvador because of security concerns over protests that have spread throughout the country.
Italy had allowed its players to travel around Rio de Janeiro when the team arrived for the two-week tournament. The team faces host Brazil tomorrow in Salvador. Yesterday one million demonstrators across the country rallied for better public services and an end to corruption.
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