The author concludes this two part series with details on how major investments in mega sports events have contributed to a new anti-capitalist consciousness in Brazil.
While the media has mostly focused on transport issues as the catalyst for the June protests, one aspect has received scant coverage. The Popular Committees have succeeded in changing public perception around the impact of the infrastructural works for mega-events; there is widespread understanding that cities are being redesigned for the speculative market and the benefit of a few.