In Pictures: Students, teachers protest against education budget cuts in Brazil

Students and teachers from hundreds of universities and colleges across Brazil began a nationwide demonstration on May 15, 2019, in "defence of education", following a raft of budget cuts announced by President Jair Bolsonaro's government.

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May 16, 2019, 03:45 PM

Officers of a special unit of the military police are deployed near a bus in flames during a protest in Rio de Janeiro on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Students jump over turnstiles and fences at the subway after a protest in Sao Paulo on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A bus set on fire during a protest in Rio de Janeiro on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators gather on Paulista Avenue during a protest with the slogan "Books Yes, Weapons No" in Sao Paulo on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Demonstrators gather on Paulista Avenue during a protest with the slogan "Books Yes, Weapons No" in Sao Paulo on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Demonstrators in Sao Paulo on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Demonstrators hold up books on Paulista Avenue during a protest with the slogan "Books Yes, Weapons No" in Sao Paulo on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Demonstrators gather in Rio de Janeiro on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Demonstrators gather in Rio de Janeiro on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Demonstrators gather in Rio de Janeiro on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Riot police and university students clash during a protest in Brasilia on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Demonstrators gather in Rio de Janeiro on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

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