SPRING 2014
poor transportation services. As Adrian
Salbuchi of Russia Today notes, one
stark contrast between the Brazilian
and Arab movements lies in the fact
that the protesting population in Brazil
was fighting for social and economic
improvements within the framework
of a democratic system, rather than a
change in the framework itself. Despite these differences, a common denominator between the two lies in the
use of rebellion to organize forums
for their concerns and inspire change.
After the Arab Spring, many government criticizers recognized the power
of the majority and followed similar
templates of uprising in pursuit of a
relatively common ͕Ё