Thursday, December 10, 2009

Brazilian students protest corrupt Brazilian Gov. Jose Roberto Arruda



Brasilia, Brazil

(Evaristo Sa / AFP/Getty Images / December 9, 2009)
A Brazilian student braces as a line of riot police charge toward him on horseback during a protest against Gov. Jose Roberto Arruda.

http://www.latimes.com/la-pictures-in-the-news-pictures,0,6121542.photogallery


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