Brazilian police use tear gas to disperse small World Cup protest

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian police used tear gas to disperse a small crowd of anti-World Cup protesters in eastern Sao Paulo on Thursday, local television channel Globo News showed.

At least one demonstrator was arrested about six hours before Brazil plays Croatia in the first match of the month-long World Cup football tournament, according to Globo News.

(Reporting by Brian Winter; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)