--- description: Rio riots against World Cup, the FCC strikes a blow to net neutrality, gay marriages Arkansas-yes Idaho-no, and pretty people win elections. title: More Than a Game: Brazil Riots Against World Cup image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f8ad75b657dbd9e/69868fe4e53aba0c774d2a05/490871075.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # More Than a Game: Brazil Riots in World Cup Protests by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 16, 2014 3:27 PM CUT  The Special Riot Police unit (CHOQUE) carries out a drill for controlling civil disorders, at their headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 15, 2014. The Special Riot Police unit (CHOQUE) carries out a drill for controlling civil disorders, at their headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 15, 2014.Yasuyoshi Chiba—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 16, 2014 3:27 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Friday, May 16: * [Riots rock Brazil](http://time.com/102367/world-cup-brazil-protests/ "undefined") just weeks before the World Cup. The government is spending billions of dollars on the tournament, leaving protestors furious. * The FCC advanced [new Internet rules](http://time.com/101794/obama-backs-away-from-net-neutrality-campaign-promises-after-fcc-vote/ "undefined") that could allow content companies to buy a “fast lane” for their content. * [Arkansas](http://time.com/101806/arkansas-judge-strikes-down-all-laws-banning-same-sex-marriage/ "undefined") issues same-sex marriage licenses while [Idaho](http://time.com/100398/idaho-scrambling-over-same-sex-marriage-ban-ruling/ "undefined") puts them on hold. * Being pretty helps you get [elected](http://time.com/99981/prettier-women-get-elected-ugly-study-finds/ "undefined"). A new study shows that participants could predict whether a female candidate would win or lose an election within a fraction of a second after seeing the candidate’s face. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/102835/brazil-riots-world-cup/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/102835/brazil-riots-world-cup/"},"headline":"More Than a Game: Brazil Riots in World Cup Protests","datePublished":"2014-05-16T15:27:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:53:17.997Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/102835/brazil-riots-world-cup/","keywords":["The Brief","same sex marriage","brazil","Election","Arkansas","FCC","Net neutrality","idaho","World Cup","Rio"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f8ad75b657dbd9e/69868fe4e53aba0c774d2a05/490871075.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f8ad75b657dbd9e/69868fe4e53aba0c774d2a05/490871075.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Special Riot Police unit (CHOQUE) carries out a drill for controlling civil disorders, at their headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 15, 2014.","caption":"The Special Riot Police unit (CHOQUE) carries out a drill for controlling civil disorders, at their headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 15, 2014.","creditText":"Yasuyoshi Chiba—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/102835/brazil-riots-world-cup/","name":"More Than a Game: Brazil Riots in World Cup Protests"}}]}] ```