Repression as big business in pre-Olympic Rio de Janeiro | ROAR Magazine
"When the circus leaves town, it is Brazilians who will be shoveling the
shit for years afterward. It is very true that these mega-events bring
extraordinary benefits, but to whom are they accrued? The profits are
privatized and benefit an international elite: FIFA, OIC and the event
sponsors. The costs, of course, are socialized."
Big bucks are to be made in
hosting the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro —
not least by repressing all voices of dissent.
