Update On Brazilian World Cup - Who knows, we may host again according to FIFA Policy There will be no cup! Police use tear gas and rubber bullets as 1,000 demonstrators riot in Sao Paolo smashing bank windows and attacking police cars • Hundreds of demonstrators joined the protest against the rising cost of hosting the World Cup later this year • Protestors are calling for money to instead be invested in health and education services as well as public transport • But the demonstration descended into violence yesterday as rioters attacked cars and shop windows By Suzannah Hills PUBLISHED: 15:26 GMT, 26 January 2014 | UPDATED: 01:22 GMT, 27 January 2014 Pulling their children from the flames, this family were among hundreds of ordinary Brazilians forced to flee after an anti-World Cup protest in Sao Paulo erupted into violence. The mother screamed in terror as she carried her bewildered five-year-old daughter out of the car, while the father leapt out of the driving seat to help their 11-year-old daughter escape the flames engulfing the family Volkswagen. They were attacked by a rioter who threw a Molotov cocktail at the car when they tried to cross a barricade set up by protesters in the city on Saturday. Scroll down for video Mass protest: Hundreds of people yesterday descended on the streets of Sao Paulo as part of the You are not going to have Cup protest Anger: At least 1,000 people joined the march protesting against the millions being spent on hosting the World Cup in Brazil The Nao Vai Ter Copa protest - meaning You are not going to have Cup is the first of many planned this year A man holds up a placard discouraging tourists and football fans from attending the World Cup soccer tournament later this year Chaos: The protest on the streets of Sao Paulo begins to descend into chaos Flaming car drives through streets during Brazil World Cup riot Demonstrations were held in more than 30 cities across the country, but the Sao Paulo demonstrations quickly turned violent, with more than 100 people arrested. Opposition to the cost of hosting the World Cup this summer has become a rallying cry for millions of disaffected Brazilians – who believe they are being prevented from seeing the benefits of their country’s rapid economic boom. Student Leonardo Pelegrini dos Santos said: ‘We are against the millions and millions of dollars that are being spent for the Cup. More... • Three Egyptian soldiers killed in bus attack as protest death toll rises to 49 and president announces new elections • Life in chains: Intimate photos reveal what life is like for women on Americas only female inmate chain gang • Birds of pray: Doves released in the Vatican as a gesture of peace are immediately ATTACKED by vicious seagull and crow ‘It is money that should be invested in better health and education services and better transportation and housing.’ He added: ‘If we have no rights there will be no Cup. By rights we mean people’s right to decent public services.’ At least 1,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo in protest over the mounting cost of holding the World Cup in Brazil later this year. Rampage: But the protest descended into violence as the march reached the city centre Wreaking havoc: A demonstrator kicks in the window of a Santander bank branch during a protest against the 2014 World Cup Demonstrators attack a civil guard car during the protest along Consolacao Street, in Sao Paulo Threatening: A man wearing a gas mask and balaclava takes part in the anti-World Cup protest Demonstrators attack a Caixa bank branch during a protest against the World Cup as frustration over the cost of the tournament lingers in the host country Armed: Demonstrators attack a Bradesco bank branch with bricks Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Sao Paulo art museum for about an hour before heading out to another part of the city chanting slogans against the tournament while waving banners and flags. But the demonstration descended into violence yesterday as they approached the central area of the city, with rioters attacking an empty police car, while a civilians car caught alight while driving near a road on fire. The Anonymous Rio protest group billed Operation Stop the World Cup as this years first act against the football tournament on its Facebook page. During the demonstration several protesters chanted: If we have no rights, there will be no Cup. Fellow student Juliana Turno said: This is a small sample of the protests that will happen when the World Cup begins and will be bigger than those of last year. Last year, millions of people took to the streets across Brazil complaining of higher bus fares, poor public services and corruption while the country spends billions on the World Cup, which is scheduled to start in June. Those demonstrations coincided with the Confederations Cup football tournament, a warm-up tournament for the World Cup. Burning: Demonstrators smash the windows of a bank branch in Sao Paulo before setting the building on fire Demonstrators create a road barrier and then set it alight during the protest march In Rio de Janeiro, about 50 protesters gathered in front of the Copacabana Palace hotel, holding up signs blasting the World Cup and occasionally chanting. After about an hour, the crowd moved onto a main street that runs along Copacabana beach, halting traffic as police watched from the side. Small demonstrations were also held in several other cities. Dangerous: A man in the front seat of his burning car which caught alight when he tried to drive past a burning barricade set up by protesters in Sao Paulo The male driver helps his terrified family out of their car as flames consume the vehicle Lucky escape: The shocked family manages to escape from the car unharmed A concerned mother carries her daughter away from their car after it caught alight
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