Protesters Firebomb US Consulate in Brazil Ahead of Obama Trip

Verum Serum asks: “Why is the media not reporting this?”

Protesters firebombed the US Consulate in Brazil today during a massive protest against President Obama’s trip there tomorrow.
AFP reported:

Police fired rubber bullets and used tear gas to break up a demonstration outside the US consulate in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, as US President Barack Obama prepares to visit the country, AFP reports.
Some 300 people had gathered at the site when Brazilian Military Police showed up and tried to break up the demonstration.

Police cracked down on the crowd after protesters hurled a molotov cocktail at the consulate door, the O Globo newspaper reported on its website.

“I was in the center of the protest when people began to run and I heard shots,” said AFP photographer Vanderlei Almeida. “I had to get out of there because it was hard to breathe.”

Almeida was struck by two rubber bullets — one hit him in the leg, and the other in his stomach.
Several protesters were detained, Almeida said.

Verum Serum has more photos.

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