Police Launch Tear Gas at Bolsonaro Protesters in Rio de Janeiro

Brazilians angry at the government staged a general strike Friday that disrupted life in major cities across Latin America’s largest country. The strike was urged by trade unions to protest a pension overhaul being discussed in Congress. In Rio de Janeiro, police launched tear gas at protesters who attempted to block Avenida Brasil, while residents of Sao Paulo awoke to find demonstrators burning tires on the main Rodovia Anhangüera highway. There were no reports of injuries. The strike was the first of