date:Aug 21, 2013
ent increase in food prices.
A record household debt and the fragile economic context had a toll on confidence among consumers; a situation only made worse by the recent protests.
Over a million Brazilians took the streets in June to protest against the high cost of living and the poor quality of public services, such as transport, education and healthcare.
The protests in many cities were mostly pacific, although there were also instances of pillage and clashes with the police which forced b