FOX: RIO DE JANEIRO – The number of homicides in the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, whose likenamed capital will host the Summer Olympics next month, has risen this year to 428 per month, or around 14 a day, according to an official report.
A total of 368 murders occurred there in May alone, up 6 percent from the same month of 2015, the state’s Public Safety Institute said in its report.
That figure, however, is down from April, the year’s most violent month with 471 homicides.
The report also noted that there had been a 90.9 percent increase in deaths during police operations – 84 in May compared with 44 in the same month of last year.
The number of reported thefts, meanwhile, amounted to 9,968 in May 2016, up 42.9 percent from a year earlier. more
Zikalympics 2016
See? They shoulda held it in Chicago … or Detroit …
izlamo delenda est …
Where does Brazil rank on the “counties with strict gun laws” list? They are just about as bad as Chicago.
The only athletes who survive the Olympics and live to return will be the runners.
This is the bullshit world that needs the Meteor.
Now I understand while the Olympic committee chose Brazil, it makes the rest of the world seem nearly sane.
Fourteen homicides per DAY?
“Hey, Chicago! Yo, better step it up, or Rio gonna be stealing your cred!”
And their Olympic logo looks a bit like a condom.
The Olympics sure have gone down hill lately.