Saturday, 15 June 2019

Brazil strike disrupts transport ahead of Copa America

quote [ One of Brazil's main trade unions estimated 45 million workers had taken part in the strike.

Some 63 cities had been affected by the stoppage, with more than 80 cities recording demonstrations, G1 news site said.

The number of protesters is expected to balloon in the afternoon with demonstrations planned in Brazil's major cities. ]

Brazil has an estimated workforce of about 100 mil. Even fluffing the numbers, it's still quite impressive.

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