Protesters clashed with police at Sao Paulo’s airport

Many protesters clashed with police late Friday, throwing fireworks and torching at least two vehicles near Sao Paulo’s airport, which has just opened a new international terminal ahead of the World Cup.

Police responded with stun grenades to disperse the estimated 50 protesters who demonstrated in the Sao Paulo suburb of Guarulhos to demand better living conditions, according to media reports.

“They looted fireworks and ignited them and threw them at police. There were no reports of injury but some vehicles were damaged,” a police spokeswoman told AFP.

The protest occurred month ahead of the World Cup, with a substantial flow of international attendees slated to pass through the gates of the new Guarulhos airport terminal. Threre are  series of protests have shaken Brazil ahead of the month-long tournament that will begin June 12.

Brazil faced a major test of its security preparations Thursday as 10,000 demonstrators upset at the cost of the World Cup took to the streets in Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Rio and Sao Paulo.