Since President Dilma of the left leaning workers party was impeached last year on charges of budget misuse, anti-establishment protests have swelled in Brazil in opposition to the pro-business government of President Michael Temer. With Brazil's most popular socialist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sentenced to 9 and a half years in prison, it will likely only get worse.
Protesters from a Rio De Janeiro arts school sing and dance during a demonstration aimed at voicing concerns over the lack of funding that has plagued the post-secondary education system since the recession has started.
Performing artists in Rio embrace during a march for women's rights. Igualdade (equality) is written on the exposed back of one of the protesters.
A bus burns after being set on fire by Anti-Temer protesters. President Michael Temer's government suffers from an incredibly low approval rating, principally stemming from his pro-business policies and a long running corruption scandal that threatens to topple the second president in as many years.
A woman walks past a police line in downtown Rio De Janeiro. For many the protests have become such a regular occurrence that they are no more than an inconvenience or part of the background.
A woman calls a family member after being exposed to tear gas during a protest. Milk of Magnesia is used by demonstrators to counteract the chemicals in the gas that cause irritation and burning to the eyes.
A man cries out in pain as he is arrested by members of Rio's elite Choque Battalion. There have been complaints of excess force being used against civilians by the state's military police.
Volunteer medics lead a man injured during protests to an ad-hoc casualty collection area.
An undercover police officer is confronted by a lawyer after taking a camera from a journalist seemingly without cause. The officer was injured by protesters when his identity was discovered.
Members of Rio's military police stand in front of buses burned during protests against the Temer government.