Anti-racism protest ends in violence in southern Brazil city

An anti-racism protest in sourn Brazilian city of Curitiba ended in violence Monday night with police using rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowd of hundreds of people.

Foot on local media showed about a dozen demonstrators pelting rocks at a courthouse and police in a different location hitting protesters with batons as y chanted against President Jair Bolsonaro.

About 20% of Curitiba's 1.7 million residents are black or multiracial, less than many or large Brazilian cities.

protest was called by anti-fascist groups on social media. It started peacefully in front of Parana state-federal university, but local media said it turned violent as demonstrators got closer to goverurs palace. Gov. Ratinho Jr. is a close ally of Bolsonaro.

Police said that one h been arrested.