Rio under “state of public calamity” with seven weeks before the Olympics

Saturday, June 18th 2016 - 07:13 UTC

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Brazil's Rio state authorities have declared a “state of public calamity” over a major budget crisis, in order to release emergency funds to finance the Olympic Games. The decree authorizes the state to “adopt all necessary emergency measures to ration essential public services in order for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to take place”. Read full article

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ChrisR
Ah, if you wait long enough ALL things come to pass!

Going to be a crime spree of epic proportions and probably greater than the world cup. Does anybody remember that?
Jun 18th, 2016 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brasileiro
We will cancel the Olympic Games!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2tPm7QNgBA&list=FLmXPTu1f8AdGlizWNiASx2A&index=2
Jun 18th, 2016 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@2. Good! I've already asked my MP to persuade members of Team GB not to go. We'd like our athletes back alive, so it makes sense not to go to Brazil. Will Brazil suffer financially? Sure it will. But who cares. The Brazilian government could have spent the years from winning the bid to now in executing any criminal captured. Cleaning up the country. Making death in prison mandatory for any corrupt politicians. Even if the sentence had to be 50 years.
Jun 18th, 2016 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Brazil may well survive,
but not as we know it.
Jun 18th, 2016 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brasileiro
Brazil will survive!

http://www.brasil247.com/
Jun 18th, 2016 - 08:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
I heard today, that Britain has given brazil millions of pounds to help,

did I misread it or has others heard of this help.
Jun 19th, 2016 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Hepatia
So, the PMDB have run RJ to bankruptcy and now the “interim president” is going to do the same for Brazil. Bring Dilma back!
Jun 20th, 2016 - 02:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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