An explosion of joy on the streets of Rio greeted the announcement that the city would be hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. Two weeks later, Rio saw an explosion of violence when a police helicopter was shot down by drug traffickers. The government’s reaction has been to intensify the crackdown on the citys slums -- or Favelas. A Human Rights Watch report in December accused Rio and Sao Paolo police of killing over 11,000 people since 2003. Many, the report claims, were executed by the police, shot at point blank range. Many were innocent. And on many occasions, the police tried to cover up the evidence. This week, Fault Lines travels to Rio to look at the crackdown in Rio’s Favelas, and what it means for the people of the city.
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40 Responses to “Fault Lines: Al-Jazeera Analisa o Rio de Janeiro como Sede das Olimpíadas”
Rio or Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city of Brazil and is a great metropolitan city. Football fever of the people of Brazil is well-known. Hence the people of this developing country should find reasons to greet the news that they will be the host of the 2016 Olympic Games. But it is also open to all that the rulers of this country depend on the notorious security forces to retain the political power and that they have little respect for the human rights of the people of the land. Rio is known for Favelas or slums. Sports and games, and especially the football, act just as opium of the people.
Any news for that matter should be received with a control of the mind. Remaining calm during sucess and failure is the key word of human life. If the security forces have erred who should it be then to be approached by the commoners? The scene of the helicopter being shot by the drug traffickers cuts asunder our hearts. Violence should be curbed in all the developing countries. If not so, then developing countires can never become developed countries.
It's good news for Brazil to host the next olympics though the problem arises from the preparation of it, The government as I see it must clean all the unnecessary people or things to have a good impression to the world. The result of it is that the innocent people are the one receiving the bitter end of it. I know the feeling because I too is from a third world country with slums as you say it.
That's always the downside with the selected city for the Olympics, be it Atlanta, Beijing or Rio. It becomes a shooting flag for political and social issues, which is not exactly a bad thing. But then you see such groups with an agenda to sabotage the event and the local Olyimpics organizers trying to make everything seem 'okay', as if there's no problem. I always thought that was the wrong focus. You just can't slip things under the rug.
It's so sad to hear that this happened after a few days announcing that they will be the one to host the next Olympics. This should be a very big issue now because security must be their first priority because the whole world will be watching them. Though implementing this rules should be in accordance with the human rights.
One of the other problems I saw is that with these events, no matter who is the host, you just can't hide reality. Beijing was the same case. You just can't hide repression. In Rio, you can't hide poverty, make it fade away for tourists.
politicamente, signfica muito pra um país como o Brasil ser sede das Olimpiadas, teremos que investir muito, principalmente no que diz respeito a segurança publica, mas valerá a pena se conseguirmos mostrar ao mundo uma imagem diferente do nosso país!
It's unbelievable how these armed guys walk around the women, the elderly and the children as if nothing! With those weapons! Nobody really cares about human rights! Just to defend to some reputation for the Olympic games! It's pretty much like Beijing!
I think many of you guys don't really have a clue of what living in a slum is like. You're not dealing with little angels there. You're dealing with cold blooded assasins that really don't care who they're killing. I think it is fitting for the Special Forces to face them for what they really are.
^^ So, you're one of those types in which 'the end justifies all means', right? It's because of people with your mindset that so many suffering and abuse goes through the world and nobody does nothing because they think it's a necessary evil. Have a nice life, I guess.
I think we put too much emphasis on the negative things happening in developing countries thus leading to the idea that Rio is not capable of hosting the Olympics due to security reasons. I'm sure there are more positive aspects that Rio has to offer to the world.
I for one leave in a third world country so it's really unfair for other people or country to judge at once. Even though they are a third world country including mine it doesn't mean that all part of it is a slum.
All countries have their certain negative aspects but this should not hinder them from hosting the world olympics. With this kind of exposure to the world, you can change other peoples impression regarding once country. How will you leave the impression of being a third world country if their are certain people who treats them like trash.
Hosting a world olympics is not an easy task, True they have slums but these should not be the reason why they can't do the olympics. There are good reasons why they were chosen to host it.
I wish the government of Brazil should find some ways on how to prevent this kind of situation happening during the Olympics. With this they have a lot to prepare and very big responsibility to the world.
Brazil is on the limelight now, and with such events like this, it puts a lot of pressure to them. With those videos that were posted here, some people are showing how they view the Olympics being held in their country. Specially the poverty class, they are thinking that their government will spend a lot in the Olympics instead of spending it to the less fortunate.
That situation is very tragic but this should not happen during the Olympics because this would make Brazil at fault. I know that their government is taking some steps and there still a few more years to prepare for it.
2016 Olympics is a very special event for the whole world to enjoy and Brazil and their volley ball team is on the top class of it. With this situation in hand, Their government should contain it as early as now to avoid more of this going to happen in the future.
Jomari I hope that the steps that you are talking about should be done in a humanitarian way because if they do this outside their human rights, they will make more people angry than before and their country will be in deep trouble.
Brazil is also known for their good tourist spots like the their beach and their festivities and the people. Not all of the people their are the same with those people in the videos. This kind of situations ca be handled by their officials and definitely they can push through with their plans on the Olympics.
"A Human Rights Watch report in December accused Rio and Sao Paolo police of killing over 11,000 people since 2003. Many, the report claims, were executed by the police, shot at point blank range. Many were innocent. And on many occasions, the police tried to cover up the evidence." I have take this quote from above because the statistics is so shocking that I did not have any idea these are happening. I hope the human rights people should check into this and have an immediate investigation regarding this.
It’s really sad to hear about the human rights violations happening in Rio, it’s not really easy to deal with drug traffickers but I believe their government can handle the situation. Rio is lucky to be chosen for the 2016 Olympics, I just hope that the income that will be generated by the government in this event would be used to help improve the lives of those who live in the slums.
Olympics 2016 will be held in Brazil, this would be a good way to let people around the world to showcase their country. This kinds of situation should be controlled by their government to ensure that the games would go smoothly and there will be no problems as the olympics is being held.
I think their government should explain the benefits that the Olympics would bring to their country so that people would appreciate it. And to show that the event would benefit the slums too, during the preparations and construction of the place where the Olympics would be held, the government should only employ people who lived in the slums.
That's a good point there Slimer, The government should let the people know what with this Olympics they can generate funds which will be able to help the country itself and with the preparation of the Olympics, the government needs man power to build a good Olympic site which they can employ the unemployed.
I guess there will always be people that would be against the Olympic Games. Every country I’ve heard that hosted the Olympics had protesters against it. For the case of Rio, I would say that people in the slums just wants to have a better source of income to be able to sustain the needs of their families.
Honestly, I don’t believe with all of these human rights violations. Maybe a few can be true, but most of it is a lie. People in the slums wouldn’t choose this kind of life if they only had a better choice. Their government should start giving them an alternative source of income.
There should be more transparency on how Rio de Janeiro law enforcement agencies work. Everyone should work according to law not above the law. The city of Rio de Janeiro has great potential and could become the hub of the whole of Latin America. The winning of Olympic games bid for Rio de Janeiro is just one of the examples of how a world class city Rio de Janeiro can be.
Each major metropolis in the world has its own problem.Rio de Janeiro is blessed with drug trafficking gangs and the police knew very little about human rights. People who live in poor areas of the city must have more legal access and any human rights violation committed against them should be seriously punished at the same time drug gangs and kidnappers have to be duly punished for their crimes.
Incidents like the recent crackdown on drug traffickers and the violence that soon followed bring bad name for the city which is going to host Olympics soon. Events like this would only increase fear among tourists who are going to come in huge numbers. It is high time that authorities clear up this mess before everything gets out of hand.
It is really disheartening to read about such events happening in my city, Rio de Janeiro. There should be a complete change in the city's current situation. There should be an awareness campaign in the city in order to attract all Rio de Janeiro loving people under one banner and transform the city into one of the peaceful, prosperous ones. And the coming Olympic event would only make the cleaning up of this mess high priority.
Rio de Janeiro had to change its public image sooner or later. Becoming one of the most violent city in Brazil won't help it much in attracting much needed tourists revenues or new investment opportunities. Further the International Olympic committee won't be happy if anything unfortunate is going to happen during the Olympics. Its time for changing the city's image as well as its bad reputation.
The costs of human losses to control the criminal gangs in a big metropolis like Rio de Janeiro is staggering. So many innocent lives were lost for the past few years. Both sides are cruel and there are reports of extra judicial killings.And the crackdown on people living on poor suburbs would only make the city more volatile and violent. It is time that the entire system is reexamined and a solution found to this problem.
Rio de Janerio is not all bad. There are still a lot of positive things about this huge city. It is famous for a lot of world famous attractions sadly the violence in the city had shaken the confidence of many people. The city administration had to make sure that violence like the recent one won't happen in the near future and criminal gangs have to be controlled at all costs.
I think the problem with the drug traffickers have nothing to do with the Olympics issue. I’m sure the police forces have been dealing with the problem for quite some time already, and it’s just a coincidence that something bad happened a week after the announcement about the Olympics on 2016.
Time and again unfortunate things like this happen and earn bad name for Brazil overall. It happened in a time when the things are just going in the right path with the winning of Olympic bid. Its important that Rio de Janeiro maintains its image as a fascination and a colorful city than as a city prone to violence.
Sometimes it makes me wonder when does all this violence would end in Rio de Janeiro and when can it be a world class city inhabited by peace loving people. Criminal gangs which engage in drug trafficking, kidnapping, murdering must be bought to justice in a way that innocents especially the poor ones are not affected by it.
Life has to move on. We can't hijacked by the past and we have to think futuristic. Law enforcement agencies had just proved that they can't do their job efficiently. We need more investments and training to security apparatus especially the ones dealing with high profile gangs. Efficient working of security apparatus means lesser incidents like this happening in the future.
Incidents like this had just shown that we have a lot of things to improve especially the way in which we approach illegal businesses. No question that we need to be hard on criminal guys but respecting human rights of people both poor and rich must be of particular importance. Its time for improvement for Rio de Janeiro police force especially when considering the Olympic games which is going to come sooner.
Problems like this have to be tacked from the grass roots. There are many poor people who can't afford to feed their families well and in that case working for criminal gangs is an easy way of becoming rich. Rio de Janeiro authorities have to make sure that they care for the poor and by maintaining proper law and order they can stop criminal activities in the earliest level.
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Fault Lines: Al-Jazeera Analisa o Rio de Janeiro como Sede das Olimpíadas
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Rio or Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city of Brazil and is a great metropolitan city. Football fever of the people of Brazil is well-known. Hence the people of this developing country should find reasons to greet the news that they will be the host of the 2016 Olympic Games. But it is also open to all that the rulers of this country depend on the notorious security forces to retain the political power and that they have little respect for the human rights of the people of the land. Rio is known for Favelas or slums. Sports and games, and especially the football, act just as opium of the people.
Any news for that matter should be received with a control of the mind. Remaining calm during sucess and failure is the key word of human life. If the security forces have erred who should it be then to be approached by the commoners? The scene of the helicopter being shot by the drug traffickers cuts asunder our hearts. Violence should be curbed in all the developing countries. If not so, then developing countires can never become developed countries.
It's good news for Brazil to host the next olympics though the problem arises from the preparation of it, The government as I see it must clean all the unnecessary people or things to have a good impression to the world. The result of it is that the innocent people are the one receiving the bitter end of it. I know the feeling because I too is from a third world country with slums as you say it.
That's always the downside with the selected city for the Olympics, be it Atlanta, Beijing or Rio. It becomes a shooting flag for political and social issues, which is not exactly a bad thing. But then you see such groups with an agenda to sabotage the event and the local Olyimpics organizers trying to make everything seem 'okay', as if there's no problem. I always thought that was the wrong focus. You just can't slip things under the rug.
It's so sad to hear that this happened after a few days announcing that they will be the one to host the next Olympics. This should be a very big issue now because security must be their first priority because the whole world will be watching them. Though implementing this rules should be in accordance with the human rights.
One of the other problems I saw is that with these events, no matter who is the host, you just can't hide reality. Beijing was the same case. You just can't hide repression. In Rio, you can't hide poverty, make it fade away for tourists.
politicamente, signfica muito pra um país como o Brasil ser sede das Olimpiadas, teremos que investir muito, principalmente no que diz respeito a segurança publica, mas valerá a pena se conseguirmos mostrar ao mundo uma imagem diferente do nosso país!
It's unbelievable how these armed guys walk around the women, the elderly and the children as if nothing! With those weapons! Nobody really cares about human rights! Just to defend to some reputation for the Olympic games! It's pretty much like Beijing!
I think many of you guys don't really have a clue of what living in a slum is like. You're not dealing with little angels there. You're dealing with cold blooded assasins that really don't care who they're killing. I think it is fitting for the Special Forces to face them for what they really are.
^^ So, you're one of those types in which 'the end justifies all means', right? It's because of people with your mindset that so many suffering and abuse goes through the world and nobody does nothing because they think it's a necessary evil. Have a nice life, I guess.
I think we put too much emphasis on the negative things happening in developing countries thus leading to the idea that Rio is not capable of hosting the Olympics due to security reasons. I'm sure there are more positive aspects that Rio has to offer to the world.
I for one leave in a third world country so it's really unfair for other people or country to judge at once. Even though they are a third world country including mine it doesn't mean that all part of it is a slum.
All countries have their certain negative aspects but this should not hinder them from hosting the world olympics. With this kind of exposure to the world, you can change other peoples impression regarding once country. How will you leave the impression of being a third world country if their are certain people who treats them like trash.
Hosting a world olympics is not an easy task, True they have slums but these should not be the reason why they can't do the olympics. There are good reasons why they were chosen to host it.
I wish the government of Brazil should find some ways on how to prevent this kind of situation happening during the Olympics. With this they have a lot to prepare and very big responsibility to the world.
Brazil is on the limelight now, and with such events like this, it puts a lot of pressure to them. With those videos that were posted here, some people are showing how they view the Olympics being held in their country. Specially the poverty class, they are thinking that their government will spend a lot in the Olympics instead of spending it to the less fortunate.
That situation is very tragic but this should not happen during the Olympics because this would make Brazil at fault. I know that their government is taking some steps and there still a few more years to prepare for it.
2016 Olympics is a very special event for the whole world to enjoy and Brazil and their volley ball team is on the top class of it. With this situation in hand, Their government should contain it as early as now to avoid more of this going to happen in the future.
Jomari I hope that the steps that you are talking about should be done in a humanitarian way because if they do this outside their human rights, they will make more people angry than before and their country will be in deep trouble.
Brazil is also known for their good tourist spots like the their beach and their festivities and the people. Not all of the people their are the same with those people in the videos. This kind of situations ca be handled by their officials and definitely they can push through with their plans on the Olympics.
"A Human Rights Watch report in December accused Rio and Sao Paolo police of killing over 11,000 people since 2003. Many, the report claims, were executed by the police, shot at point blank range. Many were innocent. And on many occasions, the police tried to cover up the evidence." I have take this quote from above because the statistics is so shocking that I did not have any idea these are happening. I hope the human rights people should check into this and have an immediate investigation regarding this.
It’s really sad to hear about the human rights violations happening in Rio, it’s not really easy to deal with drug traffickers but I believe their government can handle the situation. Rio is lucky to be chosen for the 2016 Olympics, I just hope that the income that will be generated by the government in this event would be used to help improve the lives of those who live in the slums.
Olympics 2016 will be held in Brazil, this would be a good way to let people around the world to showcase their country. This kinds of situation should be controlled by their government to ensure that the games would go smoothly and there will be no problems as the olympics is being held.
I think their government should explain the benefits that the Olympics would bring to their country so that people would appreciate it. And to show that the event would benefit the slums too, during the preparations and construction of the place where the Olympics would be held, the government should only employ people who lived in the slums.
That's a good point there Slimer, The government should let the people know what with this Olympics they can generate funds which will be able to help the country itself and with the preparation of the Olympics, the government needs man power to build a good Olympic site which they can employ the unemployed.
I guess there will always be people that would be against the Olympic Games. Every country I’ve heard that hosted the Olympics had protesters against it. For the case of Rio, I would say that people in the slums just wants to have a better source of income to be able to sustain the needs of their families.
Honestly, I don’t believe with all of these human rights violations. Maybe a few can be true, but most of it is a lie. People in the slums wouldn’t choose this kind of life if they only had a better choice. Their government should start giving them an alternative source of income.
There should be more transparency on how Rio de Janeiro law enforcement agencies work. Everyone should work according to law not above the law. The city of Rio de Janeiro has great potential and could become the hub of the whole of Latin America. The winning of Olympic games bid for Rio de Janeiro is just one of the examples of how a world class city Rio de Janeiro can be.
Each major metropolis in the world has its own problem.Rio de Janeiro is blessed with drug trafficking gangs and the police knew very little about human rights. People who live in poor areas of the city must have more legal access and any human rights violation committed against them should be seriously punished at the same time drug gangs and kidnappers have to be duly punished for their crimes.
Incidents like the recent crackdown on drug traffickers and the violence that soon followed bring bad name for the city which is going to host Olympics soon. Events like this would only increase fear among tourists who are going to come in huge numbers. It is high time that authorities clear up this mess before everything gets out of hand.
It is really disheartening to read about such events happening in my city, Rio de Janeiro. There should be a complete change in the city's current situation. There should be an awareness campaign in the city in order to attract all Rio de Janeiro loving people under one banner and transform the city into one of the peaceful, prosperous ones. And the coming Olympic event would only make the cleaning up of this mess high priority.
Rio de Janeiro had to change its public image sooner or later. Becoming one of the most violent city in Brazil won't help it much in attracting much needed tourists revenues or new investment opportunities. Further the International Olympic committee won't be happy if anything unfortunate is going to happen during the Olympics. Its time for changing the city's image as well as its bad reputation.
The costs of human losses to control the criminal gangs in a big metropolis like Rio de Janeiro is staggering. So many innocent lives were lost for the past few years. Both sides are cruel and there are reports of extra judicial killings.And the crackdown on people living on poor suburbs would only make the city more volatile and violent. It is time that the entire system is reexamined and a solution found to this problem.
Rio de Janerio is not all bad. There are still a lot of positive things about this huge city. It is famous for a lot of world famous attractions sadly the violence in the city had shaken the confidence of many people. The city administration had to make sure that violence like the recent one won't happen in the near future and criminal gangs have to be controlled at all costs.
I think the problem with the drug traffickers have nothing to do with the Olympics issue. I’m sure the police forces have been dealing with the problem for quite some time already, and it’s just a coincidence that something bad happened a week after the announcement about the Olympics on 2016.
Time and again unfortunate things like this happen and earn bad name for Brazil overall. It happened in a time when the things are just going in the right path with the winning of Olympic bid. Its important that Rio de Janeiro maintains its image as a fascination and a colorful city than as a city prone to violence.
Sometimes it makes me wonder when does all this violence would end in Rio de Janeiro and when can it be a world class city inhabited by peace loving people. Criminal gangs which engage in drug trafficking, kidnapping, murdering must be bought to justice in a way that innocents especially the poor ones are not affected by it.
Life has to move on. We can't hijacked by the past and we have to think futuristic. Law enforcement agencies had just proved that they can't do their job efficiently. We need more investments and training to security apparatus especially the ones dealing with high profile gangs. Efficient working of security apparatus means lesser incidents like this happening in the future.
Incidents like this had just shown that we have a lot of things to improve especially the way in which we approach illegal businesses. No question that we need to be hard on criminal guys but respecting human rights of people both poor and rich must be of particular importance. Its time for improvement for Rio de Janeiro police force especially when considering the Olympic games which is going to come sooner.
Problems like this have to be tacked from the grass roots. There are many poor people who can't afford to feed their families well and in that case working for criminal gangs is an easy way of becoming rich. Rio de Janeiro authorities have to make sure that they care for the poor and by maintaining proper law and order they can stop criminal activities in the earliest level.