's post ( http://hubski.com/pub?id=9255 ) on the UC Davis Pepper Spray violence inspired me to post a little something about the police brutality in my home country.

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A little context. Our congress was trying to approve a law diminishing the salary of teachers. So they went on strike. When came the time for the congressmen to vote, the teachers went to the city council, but the entrances were closed by the cops.

When the teachers tried to get inside, the policemen attacked. One teacher got hit on the head and had to be rushed to the hospital. http://tinyurl.com/d5g7oo7

The law was approved. The minimum wage for teachers in northeast Brazil now is roughly 654 dollars.