Brazilians strike over pension overhaul

By By Marcelo Silva de Sousa
Updated June 15 2019 - 10:38am, first published 10:32am
Brazilians have protested over pension and budget cuts amid discontent over an economic downturn.
Brazilians have protested over pension and budget cuts amid discontent over an economic downturn.

Thousands of people have filled the streets of Brazil's main cities, and schools, banks and some public transportation shut down, as Brazilians angry over a pension reform and budget cuts held the first general strike of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's administration.

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