Fears police strike and street violence could spread to Rio do Janeiro

Saturday, February 11th 2017 - 10:52 UTC

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A partial police shutdown over unpaid wages put Rio de Janeiro on edge Friday, sparking fears of chaos similar to that seen in a neighboring Espirito Santo state where police are in revolt and criminals have run amok. Morale among street police is low as a result of nearly bankrupt Rio state's inability to pay full wages, as well as brutal crime fighting that has seen more than 3,000 officers killed in Rio since 1994. Read full article

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Briton
This is not looking good for Brazil, once the leading nation in south America,
something has gone badly wrong.
Feb 11th, 2017 - 11:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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#1: Is the route-cause of ALL this trouble; the “unpaid salaries”?

#2: Are the salaries not being paid because ALL or ALMOST all of the states have declared bankruptcy?

#3: Did the states just “HAPPEN” to get bankrupt all of a sudden - accidentally - without any reason, without anyone's knowledge or without any advance-warning?

#4: WHY the [ir]responsible are not yet in jail for being incompetent [besides being corrupt] and for not improving the “Quality of Life” of those who trusted them and voted for them?

#5: In spite of the supposed-to-be “economic crisis”; did the corrupt give themselves raised salaries, extra benefits, and “extra protection” from the law?

#6: Are the corrupt trying their very best in legalizing corruption?
Feb 11th, 2017 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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golfcronie
All's well in Latam countries I see.
Feb 12th, 2017 - 11:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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“Incompetence + Negligence [overall carelessness] + Corruption” is a deadly cocktail!

The list of the causes due to which the taxpayers' money is simply WASTED; is growing day by day.
EXAMPLE:
#1:REF: http://brazzil.com/six-months-and-us-2-3-billion-later-rio-olympic-venues-abandoned-and-in-ruins/
#2:REF: http://brazzil.com/six-months-and-us-2-3-billion-later-rio-olympic-venues-abandoned-and-in-ruins/

WILL THE INCOMPETENT+CORRUPT EVER BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE?
Feb 12th, 2017 - 01:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Very doubtful.
Feb 12th, 2017 - 08:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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So in other words - FINALLY - is the corruption legalized in Brazil?
Feb 13th, 2017 - 03:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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