Subway strike suspended in Sao Paulo, may hit Rio

Published June 11, 2014 2:21am ET



SAO PAULO (AP) — With a subway strike put on hold, traffic in Brazil’s biggest city returned to its normal, congested nature Tuesday, but there was no guarantee service would be on for Thursday’s opening of the World Cup.

Subway workers in Rio de Janeiro, meanwhile, were holding an assembly to vote on whether they would strike to demand higher wages, threatening to disrupt transportation. By late Tuesday night there was no announcement of their decision.

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