Is FIFA Ignoring the Real Situation in Brazil?

[Sanji Himura]

In a country that couldn't deliver on its promises of clean water, but yet can spend $500 million USD on one stadium to host the $15 billion Confederations Cup and the World Cup tournaments over the next couple of years, the folks over at FIFA chooses to ignore the situation in the streets where protesters, usually workers who, if they wanted to attend one game, have to shell out 1/3 of their salary.

This also, in a country where the average viewership of the country's premier league is less than Major League Soccer.

These people are not anarchists or "professional" leftists as some in the government would have you believe. These are real Brazilians who do have a genuine complaint with the government.

Despite President Dilma Rousseff's concern by allowing the protestors to occupy the National Congress in Brasilia this week, a move that appeared to be more festive than dangerous to some, her police forces are hell-bent on a crackdown.

Just ask the governor of San Paulo, saying that the police would act with vigor against the marchers.

There also appears to be a disconnect with FIFA itself, as they recently held a briefing saying that most Brazilians support the World Cup. There is plenty of evidence of the contrary with people telling visitors to go home, and for world soccer to stop milking the people.

So far, there is a foggy glass because FIFA or Rousseff's government has ignored the situation as a whole, saying that nothing is happening when something really is.

What do you make of the situation in Brazil? Should FIFA force the country to host the World Cup even if the majority of citizens don't want it?

Source: Fox News Latino

 

[Hun200kmh]

These people are not anarchists or "professional" leftists as some in the government would have you believe.

Of course not. The professional leftists are all in the Government. Getting a taste of their own medicine. Very ironic, but hardly surprising.

Rousseff participated in the militant activities of the Comando de Libertação Nacional—COLINA (English: National Liberation Command) and advocated Marxist politics among labour union members and as editor of the newspaper The Piquet. According to the magazine Piauí, she handled weapons.[11] Most of the Brazilian media report that she was engaged only in "organization tasks".[13]
In early 1969, the Minas Gerais branch of Colina was limited to a dozen militants, with little money and few weapons. Its activities had boiled down to four bank robberies, some stolen cars and two bombings, with no casualties. On 14 January, however, after the arrest of some militants during a bank robbery, the rest of them gathered to debate what they would do in order to release them from jail. At dawn, the police invaded the group's house and the militants responded by using a machine gun, which killed two policemen and wounded another.[11]

full article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilma_Rousseff

 

[DK]

There also appears to be a disconnect with FIFA itself, as they recently held a briefing saying that most Brazilians support the World Cup. There is plenty of evidence of the contrary with people telling visitors to go home, and for world soccer to stop milking the people.

Well, Sepp Blatter (FIFA's President) did dismiss the concerns of possible human rights abuses (e.g. laws against homosexuality) in Qatar after it won (or bought, according to some) the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

 

[ASH32]

Well, Sepp Blatter (FIFA's President) did dismiss the concerns of possible human rights abuses (e.g. laws against homosexuality) in Qatar after it won (or bought, according to some) the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

Yes FIFA don't really care what goes on in these countries otherwise they wouldn't have won the rights in the first place.

 

[Carbonox]

It feels they're deliberately trying to get troublesome countries to host the Cup.

 

[I Am Yellow]

I could try to explain our problems, but this article will explain better.

 

[orimarc]

It feels they're deliberately trying to get troublesome countries to host the Cup.

Hmm...

*strange idea landing*

What if FIFA is actually choosing the most troublesome countries so that their troubles get international recognition? After all, nothing will get more world TV coverage than massive protests messing with the World Cup...

[/tinfoilhat]

 

[I Am Yellow]

Hmm...

*strange idea landing*

What if FIFA is actually choosing the most troublesome countries so that their troubles get international recognition? After all, nothing will get more world TV coverage than massive protests messing with the World Cup...

[/tinfoilhat]

Don't think so. It's like saying there is police brutality in recent riots in order to make people support the protests.