RIO DE JANEIRO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Authorities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, two big cities in Brazil, on Wednesday announced to reverse transport fare hikes that had triggered widespread protests in the South American country.
Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes said at a joint news conference Wednesday that the 10-cent increases in bus and subway fares are now scrapped, with the bus and subway fares reverted to 1.37 U.S. dollars from the hiked 1.47 U.S. dollars.
The 10-cent public fare hikes have sparked widespread protests across Brazil, posing a threat to the ongoing Confederations Cup games held in the country.
The demonstrations, said to be the biggest in Brazil in more than 20 years, broke out on June 10. Though most of the protests have been peaceful, there have been reports of injuries, arrests and detentions of protesters and other people at the scene.
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