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Brazilians offer their solutions to protests on Financial Times Facebook page

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By Gillian West, Social media manager

June 23, 2013 | 3 min read

The Financial Times has asked fans of its Facebook page in Brazil what they thought it would take to stop the protests plaguing the country.

As the post is only available to FT Facebook users in Brazil the posts reflect what those living in the country want to see happen. So far more than 100 people have offered their suggestions for ending the protests.

Leticia Santos' post suggested that "if the government decreases the salary of congressmen and give them to to teachers and hire more doctors, it's a start…".

Adriano Delfino explained that the protests are "not about 20 cents" as the press would suggest. Adding "People is unhappy, and there are plenty of reasons to be."

A post by Georges Hutschinski reads: "To my humble understanding there is a lot to complain about, Brazilians are not satisfied at all, however these protests will serve only to show disappointment, the real change has to come from small daily changes in attitudes mainly. Now the people have the attention they wanted, I just hope that they seize it."

"What we need is a deep change that begins with a conscious vote. We can't expect that this government will do anything but making a fool of us," suggests Beatriz Albuquerque.

Valeria Barros posted 10 suggestions for ending the protests which include "reduce the congressmen salaries", "investigation and punishment for the outrageous costs by who directly or indirectly had illegal benefits from the World Cup" and "a big change in health system for all - better conditions and accessibility".

Mauricio Lacerda's response says the movement is "about our people, it's about our country…it's about making Brazil a place with more justice and fairness for everyone."

Diego Da Silva simply explains "We just want Human Rights, is it too much to ask?"

Priscila Vieira believes a "thorough investigation of the use of public resources in the contraction of the World Cup" is needed to end the protests, and Cassia Barretto says "No more corruption. No to amendment 37. More hospitals, more security and more education. Better use of the money collected through taxes. Simple as that."

The number of responses reflects the fact that Brazil is the second most connected country in the world on Facebook after the US, giving middle-class Brazilians an outlet to connect, to vent their frustration with the government and to coordinate their demonstrations.

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