At least nine people, including a police officer, have been killed in the Nova Holanda favela in Rio de Janeiro, authorities have said. Authorities said on Tuesday the deaths occurred following a gun battle between police officers and criminals taking advantage of protests sweeping through the city to loot and steal. The violence in Rio occurred as Brazil remained in the grip of fierce protests over poor governance.
President’s proposals: Protesters in Brazil returned to the streets of low-income suburbs of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to demand better education, transport and health services, a day after President Dilma Rousseff proposed a wide range of actions to reform the country’s political system. Police said at least 500 people blocked streets for several hours in a peaceful protest in the districts of Capao Redondo and Campo Limpo on the outskirts of Brazil’s largest city.