SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of union demonstrators blocked roads and snarled traffic in dozens of Brazilian cities yesterday in a one-day strike aimed at seizing the momentum of huge protests that swept the country last month.
The disruptions, mostly peaceful aside from scattered clashes between police and protesters in a few cities, were limited compared to June protests that drew more than 1 million supporters in Brazil’s largest demonstrations in two decades.
Late yesterday, police in Rio de Janeiro fired tear gas and used batons to
