7. MORE WALLS & MORE THAN WALLS
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8. IT’S PRETTY CLEAR NOT ALL BRAZILIANS
WERE THRILLED ABOUT THE BID
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9. FIGURES
• According to the Ministry of Sports Brazil, the total cost to fund
WC2014 hit R$25.6 Bil or $11.63US Bil
• That’s about 61% of Brazil’s education budget of R$44.2 Bil
• South Africa spent $6US Bil on WC2010
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10. & WHAT’S WRONG WITH
THAT?
• 15% of Brazilians are living in poverty
• Countless poor Brazilians were evicted from
their homes to pave way for accommodation
& infrastructure
• The money was overspent
• Besides poverty, Brazil still struggles with
sanitation and drugs
• & the home team clearly disappointed
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12. the Homeless
• In some parts of Brazil, homeless children are
increasing due to employment lows
• About 11mil Brazilians live in slums
• A huge number of them were kicked out with
only $15-22,000
• Not even close to being able to purchase a place
due to high real estate prices
• An estimated deficit of 6.6mil housing units in
Brazil
• 2,500 homeless in Rio de Janeiro & 10,000 in Sao
Paolo
• Rent was increased by double digits to fund
stadiums meant for WC2014
• Minimum wage of $360 not even enough
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13. PRIORITIES
• The poor feel that their government is
apathetic to their situation
• Fancy stadiums chosen over people
• Fancy stadiums risk unprofitable future
• Brazilians demanded money to be spent on
education and healthcare instead
• Debating for lower transport costs
• Cops & Government dont seem to care
about the child sex trafficking &
prostitution that was rampant on streets
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14. inhumane counters to
protests
• What began as a peaceful demonstration
resulted into violent clashes when...
• Tear gas & rubber pellets were used to
target protestors
• newspapers carried photos of bruised and
battered protestors and journalists
• Police brutality resulted in the deaths of
23 people
• Deaths include a shot 12-year old, 66 year-
old woman and an 81 year-old man
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16. Other Problems
• Stadiums
-The readiness of stadiums for
tournament
-Construction accidents
resulting in 8 deaths
-More than 1000 ticket holders
had to exchange tickets because
stadium can’t be completed on
time
• Infrastructure
-Besides incomplete stadiums,
infrastructure to accommodate
WC2014 couldnt be done on
time
-An unfinished overpass that
collapsed left 2 dead ad 19
injured
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17. Was the money spent
worth?
• According to economists, it’s totally bogus
• If the government can’t find a buyer, it is unclear who will fork out the $250,000 maintenance
costs
• Several Economists believe that as much as communities assume that sports facilities will
bring revenue, they actually don’t have an impact on the economy
• The only organization or people that walk away smiling, is FIFA with $4 Bil in profits
• When the glamor fades, the problems will surface back up again (Not that it haven’t been)
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