WAVE YOUR FLAG: The theme tune from the last world cup has an eery resonance as a protestor runs through the burning streets [AP]
They staged a demonstration in São Paulo, where England will play one of their group games.
Tyres were burned on one of the main highways to disrupt traffic while rocks were thrown at police officers.
The city centre was brought to a standstill as people took to the streets waving banners with the slogan: “The cup without the people, all to the streets again!”
Public servants, including teachers and transport workers, staged lightning strikes to join in the wave of protests.“The cup without the people, all to the streets again!”Slogan on a rioter's banner
The mayhem was a sign of growing tension over the huge amount of money the Brazil government has spent on the World Cup.
Political opponents have said the cash should have gone on improving con- ditions for the millions living in poverty.
RIOTS: Members of the group Movement of Workers Without Roof protest against the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 [EPA] England, led by skipper Steven Gerrard, right, play their second group game in São Paulo against Uruguay on June 19.
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has reacted to the growing disillusionment by proposing a referendum on political reform.
She has also pledged to invest £16billion in public transport, one of the protesters’ main demands.
But it is feared that the protests will grow as the country struggles with high inflation, rising crime and poor investment.
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