Wednesday night was due to be a celebration in Fortaleza. This north-eastern coastal city was the first in Brazil to complete its World Cup stadium in readiness for the 2014 contest. Things didn’t quite work out as planned. “After the first teargas bomb, my brother and I ran with a few others to flee the police,” said Julia Lopes, 27, who was among 30,000 local people demonstrating before the Brazilian national side’s showcase Confederations Cup match against Mexico. “My husband Pedro ran in the opposite direction. Later I met him – he had a swollen eye. “Brazil is experiencing something very big and we cannot completely understand it now. During the demonstration we saw many claims, not only concerning the World Cup, but some that were more political. Some were clear and others vague. People were definitely asking: who is the World Cup for?” The sudden explosion of resentment and frustration in Fortaleza was repeated in cities throughout Brazil last week. On Friday, thousands again took to the streets to demand new spending priorities in a country whose recent economic boom has made global headlines. Dilma Rousseff, the president, responded by saying that she had an obligation to listen to…