Rio de Janeiro, June 25: FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has moved to defuse anti-World Cup sentiment in Brazil, insisting world football's governing body is "doing good things" for the South American nation.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff met with state governors and city mayors Monday to seek an end to the unrest which has prompted more than a million fans to march through Brazil's major cities.
Protests began in Sao Paulo last week in response to higher public transport fares, but they have turned into a nation-wide rally against corruption.
Many demonstrators have expressed anger at the billions of dollars spent on new football stadiums for next year's World Cup instead of improvements to the country's dire public services like health, transport and education.
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