Aftermath of Rio 2016: Scandals, debt and broken promises

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Or, why a poor and corrupt nation should never be allowed to host a major event.
A really long read, but entirely fascinating. Details how Brazil could possibly become the next Venezuela.

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/20292414/the-reality-post-olympic-rio

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This is from June of this year.
http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/06/05/17/brazil-murder-rate-hit-161-a-day-in-2015