One killed as a million protest in Brazil BRAZILIAN President Dilma Rousseff has called for an emergency cabinet meeting a day after a protester was killed and an estimated 1.25 million people rallied nationwide demanding better public services. The mass demonstrations, which have sometimes turned violent, are taking place as football-mad Brazil is hosting teams from around the world for the Confederations Cup, a dry run for next year's World Cup tournament. Many Brazilians are angry over the expensive preparations for the World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Several of the demonstrations have been held outside stadiums, and a mammoth march is scheduled for June 30 to Rio's iconic Maracana stadium on the day of the Confederations Cup final. In Rio, riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, then charged a large crowd of protesters after a smaller group hurled rocks at the officers. The mounting pressure on Rousseff's government in Brazil's biggest street protests in 20 years prompted her to also cancel a trip to Japan planned for next week. More than 1.25 million people marched Thursday in more than 100 cities across this country of 194 million people, according to police and experts quoted by the local media. The marches began as a protest two weeks ago against a raise in bus fares, but quickly expanded into a wider call for an end to corruption in the world's seventh largest economy, a call fuelled by resentment over the $US15 billion ($A16.36 billion) cost of hosting the Confederations Cup and the World Cup. The movement has no political hue and no clearly identified leadership.