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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:03:20 GMT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:37:36 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/world/americas http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/world/americas http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b1106ee-d963-11e2-a6cf-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_americas%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Remarks by ex-player have appalled Brazilians, who have turned out in hundreds of thousands to support biggest street protests in nearly a generation Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:03:20 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b1106ee-d963-11e2-a6cf-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_americas%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0b1106ee-d963-11e2-a6cf-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bee10e9c-d8c5-11e2-84fa-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_americas%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The army had planned to draw 12,500 names but a High court judge granted injunction on grounds the lottery to draw conscripts would be 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