2013 protests in Brazil

The 2013 Brazilian protests were <a href="/facts/Demonstration_(people)/d0ow1Fx3">public demonstrations</a> in several Brazilian cities, initiated mainly by the <a href="/facts/Movimento_Passe_Livre/U4dGufpe">Movimento Passe Livre</a> (Free Fare Movement), a local entity that advocates for <a href="/facts/Free_public_transport/jnSt2xcV">free public transportation</a>.
The demonstrations were initially organized to protest against increases in bus, train, and metro ticket prices in some Brazilian cities, but grew to include other issues such as the high corruption in the government and <a href="/facts/Police_brutality/e5UIk1eG">police brutality</a> used against some demonstrators. By mid-June, the movement had grown to become Brazil's largest since the 1992 protests against former President <a href="/facts/Fernando_Collor_de_Mello/2P0oE0cG">Fernando Collor de Mello</a>.
As with the 2013 <a href="/facts/Gezi_Park_protests/HJk6Kp1Q">Gezi Park protests</a> in Turkey, social media has played an important role in the organization of public outcries and in keeping protesters in touch with one another.

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2013 protests in Brazil