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29 April 2017...Violence has erupted in Brazil at the end of the country's first general strike in more than 20 years.
Buses and cars have been set on fire in Rio de Janeiro's city centre. Road blocks set up by activists were also ablaze and shops were vandalised.
For most of the day the strike had been largely peaceful. Many people stayed at home and shops, schools and banks remained closed across the country.
Unions called the strike in protest at proposed pension reforms.
President Michel Temer said he regretted the incidents in Rio. But he stressed that he would continue his "efforts to modernise the country".
Brazilian workers and the government are working together, he said, to get the country out of "the worst recession in its history."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39753849
Demonstrators clash with riot police in a protest against President Michel Temer's proposal reform of Brazil's social security system during general strike in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
A demonstrator kicks a vehicle in a protest against President Michel Temer's proposal to reform Brazil's social security system during a general strike in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
A demonstrator is detained by riot police in a protest against President Michel Temer's proposal reform of Brazil's social security system during general strike in Rio de Janeiro. The sign reads: "Out Temer." REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Riot police protect themselves during clash with demonstrators in a protest against President Michel Temer's proposal reform of Brazil's social security system during general strike in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
A riot police officer fires tear gas towards demonstrators in a protest against President Michel Temer's proposal reform of Brazil's social security system during general strike in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
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