While demonstrating against the 2014 World Cup, protesters clash with police outside of Maracanã Stadium following the removal of indigenous Brazilians camped in Rio de Janeiro’s Museu do Índio.
“In 2014, on the eve of hosting the World Cup, Brazil was on fire. For several years, under the stewardship of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), the country had been the poster child of an early-century wave of new left leadership in South America. His administration was well-liked by the general population, with President Obama of the United States famously remarking that Lula was the most popular politician in the world. In the midst of a commodities-export boom and a social restructuring that saw the diversification of universities, extension of land rights to marginalized groups, and an expansion of the social welfare system, in 2007, the country was awarded the 2014 FIFA Men’s World Cup. It was the peak of the PT’s domestic and international goodwill. …”
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