Lion Heart 15,041 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Less than a week before the 2016 Rio Olympics are set to start, the Brazil Ministry of Justice terminated its contract with a private firm that was supposed to provide security for the games. The ministry cited “incompetence and irresponsibility” from the Rio de Janeiro-based firm Artel, and moved to strip them of their duties. It’s not hard to see why the Ministry of Justice reacted so harshly. With only a few days left until the first venues are set to open, Artel admitted that they have only hired 500 security personnel. They were supposed to hire 3,400. These staff members were going to be responsible for screening visitors outside each Olympic venue. X-ray machines and body searches are now going to be handled by local police forces to secure areas that are expected to have tens of thousands of screaming fans. The same local police that had this welcoming sign for tourists last month. Police have voiced concerns over pay, and there have been open strikes in the lead-up to the Rio Olympics. 85,000 security forces in total are still expected to be present when the competition begins on Wednesday. This is latest of many last minute gaffes that Brazil and Rio organizers have had to deal with. Repairs to the Olympic Village were just completed after some teams remarked that their accommodations were unlivable. Some officials from the host city have even alleged that a number of the problems were a result of sabotage by disgruntled workers. Guanabara Bay has been deemed safe to compete in, but garbage can still be seen floating at the surface of the water. People outside of the competition have even volunteered to help clean up the bay for it to be competition ready. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rio-olympics-security-firm-fired-maligned-police-force-takes-over-221722153.html ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem 17,801 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 the "welcoming" sign Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCpro 14,846 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 welp 08, 09, 11, 13, 16, 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi 874 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 :(( what a mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florian 20,017 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 The Olympics Comittee made such a huge mistake for choosing Brazil ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmm 979 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I'd say it's safe to assume Los Angeles will be hosting the 2024 Olympics The IOC will presumably try to avoid the bad PR that a more risky candidate could bring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hecturr 1,937 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 stupid of them to chose brazil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Then why are they always posting COME TO BRAZIL everywhere if it's not even safe. ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerrenceV2 2,001 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 PerchedT for the messT from my laptopT screen. playground love - josef salvat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,087 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Looks like this will be the biggest mess of host country in Olympic history in this modern era tbh!! I feel bad for the people of Brazil, the ones that lives in favela, because this might impact tourism even more, which I suppose source of income to many there. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 6 hours ago, CrazyMonster said: Then why are they always posting COME TO BRAZIL everywhere if it's not even safe. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Note to self: don't host Olympic Games in third-world countries! "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMB 465 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Insanely late, but the IOC really needs to more closely evaluate host cities. I feel like it might be more prudent to choose cities that have already hosted and have the infrastructure set in place. With the way the world is going, it's becoming harder and more costly to secure places and by reusing cities more money can be funneled to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 IIRC the British security was a bit of a mess in 2012, and they had to bring the army in to make up for it But yep. Rio was a failed experiment, so at least now India, South Africa (etc) know to not waste money on bids for the next few decades! Won't stop ME or countries like Russia/Kazakhstan from bidding and winning though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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