But, but . . . I thought everyone was going to love us once Barack became president!

(Correio Brazilense) — A protest against the visit of the President of the United States, Barack Obama, sparked uproar and confusion in downtown Rio de Janeiro at night this Friday (6/3). A molotov cocktail bottle arremassada against the Consulate would have started the confusion. A security of the Consulate was injured.

The police responded with gunfire, rubber bullets, pepper spray and moral effect bombs against demonstrators. At least 14 people were detained on account of the protest tonight. Prisoners were taken to the fifth police precinct of Rio.

The United Socialist Workers’ Party (PSTU) released note this night condemning the police repression against the demonstration. Second the PSTU, the movement was organized by trade unions, social movements and political parties, as the PSTU and CSP-Conlutas, and brought together some 300 protesters. They left the rally by Candlemas on Avenida Rio Branco to the U.S. Consulate.

The party says that people were assaulted by police with batons and rubber bullets, at around 7 pm, when arrived at the u.s. Consulate. The military police have also accused the protesters of having thrown the molotov cocktail that started the confusion and provoked the reaction of PM.

In the note, the PSTU repudiated violence and stated that he will make new manifestation against the Government Obama and the “delivery” of pre-salt Government Dilma this Sunday (20/3), 10 a.m., the day of Obama’s visit to Rio in Largo do Machado.

The US President will be received by President Dilma Rousseff, this Saturday (19/3), 10 a.m. in the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília. Then at 10, the two attend a working meeting, and at noon will make a joint declaration. The Palácio do Planalto concluded in late this Friday (6/3) the last details of the visit. [Translation via Bing.]

Update: More “Obama Go Home” demonstration photos can be found here and it’s no wonder that they cancelled the Cinelandia speech. It could have resulted in some very bad optics for The One.