Brazil protesters threaten to continue demos during World Cup

With the World Cup just 28 days away, unrest has spread across the host country of Brazil in a wave of strikes and protests. In the northeastern town of Recife, looters raided shops during a police strike as the military struggled to control the situation. Protests were planned to roll out across 50 cities in an effort to put pressure on the government to improve services ahead of the football tournament which has seen millions spent on expensive stadiums out of the public purse. In Sao