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Brazil's president backs key demand of demonstrators
Aug 11th 2013, 01:42

SAO PAULO – Brazil's president on Saturday backed a key demand of demonstrators who recently packed the streets, saying quality public transport was crucial to resolving the country's urban crisis.   In June, hundreds of thousands turned out over weeks to protest higher mass transit fares and call for better public services, including transportation.   "Public transport is for all social classes and aims to make urban spaces more viable," Dilma Rousseff said as she inaugurated an automated light rail system in Porto Alegre, host of five World Cup matches next year.   In the wake of the protests, Rousseff proposed to allocate an additional $25 billio...

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