Protesters and Brazilian police yesterday clashed in Sao Paulo, just hours before the first World Cup match was played in the city.

Protesters and Brazilian police have clashed in Sao Paulo, just hours before the first World Cup match was to be played in the city.

A TAM jet pulled out of an attempted landing today at Sao Paulo’s Congonhas airport, and federal prosecutors sought a court order to shut the entire airport - Brazil’s busiest – until the investigation into this week’s crash that killed at least 189 people is completed.

THEY lit fireworks, danced the samba and waved flags emblazoned with the red star, but Brazil’s left scored only a partial victory in a presidential race that now goes to a second round.

Brazil’s left wing only won a partial victory in presidential elections that will go to a second round, but they still set off fireworks and danced the samba on the streets.