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Brazil riots after Germany runs riot with 7-1 World Cup thrashing
09 Jul 2014 at 06:48hrs | Views
Fernandinho hangs his head in the goal net after Toni Kroos scored, extending the German advantage further - Reuters
Several buses were set on fire and an electronics store was looted in Sao Paulo late Tuesday following Brazil's crushing World Cup defeat to Germany, police said.
Police did not give a figure but Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said on its website that some 20 buses were torched in a garage where unused vehicles were stored.
Another three buses were set ablaze in other parts of the mega-city. Police did not confirm whether the fires were linked to Brazil's 7-1 defeat to Germany in the semi-final, which knocked the national team out of the World Cup it is hosting.
"This is under investigation," a state militarised police spokesman told AFP.
Looters ransacked an electronics store in the east of the city. Buses are often burned by robbers or as a form of protest in Brazil.
Blaze: The bus was left as little more than a burnt-out shell after the 7-1 defeat, which saw dismayed fans howling with despair in the streets
Brazilians cried, cursed their president and covered their faces in shame after their beloved football team's humiliating 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals Tuesday.
A tear falls down a woman's cheek next to a facepainted Brazilian flag as the host nation crash out of the World Cup
After the fifth goal, well before half-time, hundreds of people left their expensive seats at the stadium in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte.
A section of the crowd chanted obscenities against the players and President Dilma Rousseff, who during the cup had mostly enjoyed a reprieve from protests over the record $11 billion spent to host the tournament.
The insults against Rousseff, who is seeking re-election in October, showed that tensions remain following massive demonstrations that rocked the country last year when Brazilians demanded better health care and education.
Police did not give a figure but Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said on its website that some 20 buses were torched in a garage where unused vehicles were stored.
Another three buses were set ablaze in other parts of the mega-city. Police did not confirm whether the fires were linked to Brazil's 7-1 defeat to Germany in the semi-final, which knocked the national team out of the World Cup it is hosting.
"This is under investigation," a state militarised police spokesman told AFP.
Looters ransacked an electronics store in the east of the city. Buses are often burned by robbers or as a form of protest in Brazil.
Blaze: The bus was left as little more than a burnt-out shell after the 7-1 defeat, which saw dismayed fans howling with despair in the streets
Brazilians cried, cursed their president and covered their faces in shame after their beloved football team's humiliating 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals Tuesday.
A tear falls down a woman's cheek next to a facepainted Brazilian flag as the host nation crash out of the World Cup
After the fifth goal, well before half-time, hundreds of people left their expensive seats at the stadium in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte.
A section of the crowd chanted obscenities against the players and President Dilma Rousseff, who during the cup had mostly enjoyed a reprieve from protests over the record $11 billion spent to host the tournament.
The insults against Rousseff, who is seeking re-election in October, showed that tensions remain following massive demonstrations that rocked the country last year when Brazilians demanded better health care and education.
Source - AFP
