BuzzFeed - Thousands of youths are organizing online and then trashing malls, say Brazilian authorities. A real threat, or the latest media scare? Six months before the World Cup, Brazilian authorities are openly worried about flash mobs of "rowdy Brazilian youths," who are reportedly trashing shopping malls. Folha De S. Paulo The youths, known as "rolezhinhos," organize on social media. Folha De S. Paulo / Via english.ahram.org.eg The teens sometimes have pitched fights with police. Police were called to a shopping mall in eastern Sao Paulo to break up a crowd of about 1,000 teenagers. Cops allegedly used tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons to disperse the group, according to videos taped by the participants posted on social media networks. Three people were subsequently detained. View Entire List âº
↧