Brazil's flag covers a cross placed by demostrators in front of Congress to protest spending on the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The wave of protests that hit Brazil on June 17 began as opposition to transportation fare hikes, then expanded to other causes including anger at high taxes, poor services and high World Cup spending, before coalescing around the issue of rampant government corruption. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)