“…The Brazilian 2013 cycle of protests was triggered by demonstrations against an increase in public transport charges in the city of São Paulo, which evolved into a plural and complex process of contention, addressing diverse issues such as the impact of mega‐sports events, the quality of public services, the brutality of the police and corruption in the country (Maricato, 2013; Ricci and Arley, 2014; Singer, 2014; Bringel and Pleyers, 2015; Losekann, 2015; Avritzer, 2016; Tavares, Roriz and Oliveira, 2016; Mendonça et al, 2019). This cycle of protests was triggered by a movement coming from an autonomist tradition – the Free Fare Movement (FFM) (Liberato, 2006; MPL, 2013; Ortellado, 2013).…”