Brazil: Senate austerity plan launches protests across the country

Brazilian legislators have voted in favor of a controversial amendment aimed at imposing major austerity measures for the next two decades. 

Protests against the legislation turned violent in the capital Brasilia as well as a dozen states throughout the country.

Andrea Arenas reports

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