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Brazilian police use tear gas to disperse small World Cup protest

12 June 2014 - 17:31 By Reuters
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HOME TALK: Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement block a road during a protest in front of Sao Paulo's World Cup stadium. File photo.
HOME TALK: Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement block a road during a protest in front of Sao Paulo's World Cup stadium. File photo.
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Brazilian police used tear gas to disperse a small crowd of anti-World Cup protesters in eastern Sao Paulo on Thursday, local television channel Globo News showed.

At least one demonstrator was arrested about six hours before Brazil plays Croatia in the first match of the month-long World Cup soccer tournament, according to Globo News.

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