Policemen were on action against a metro strike prompts protests in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, where the World Cup will kick off in six days Military Police used tear gas, rubber bullets, and stun grenades on protesters during a metro strike in Sao Paulo on Friday morning, June 6, local media reported.

Protesters were approached by Military
Policemen and threatened with guns, they then chased demonstrators out of the space with batons.

Subway workers in Sao Paulo were on Saturday to stage the third day of a strike that has brought chaos to the Brazilian city due to host the World Cup opener, as Fifa’s vice-president urged authorities to make sure fans could get to the match.

The strike affected over 4.6 million commuters who use the metro system in Sao Paulo on the first day of strikes, less than a week before the FIFA World Cup
kicks off.

Source: The Telegraph

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