The decree authorizes the state to “adopt all necessary emergency measures to ration essential public services in order for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to take place.”
IndiaTimes: In what could come as a major jolt to the safe conduct of the 2016 Olympic Games, the state of Rio de Janeiro has declared a financial emergency. The state authorities announced a “state of public calamity” on Friday over a major budget crisis, in order to release emergency funds to finance the Olympic Games due to begin in August. MORE
Yet another stark, flaming, augered-in failure in Socialism.
Study Capitalism instead and figure out how to make yer own way in the world!
Let the fun begin. It’s going to be hilarious, and very dangerous.
This was so predictable!
Of course, I presume that cancelling the Olympics couldn’t possibly be an option.
Can we send Mitt down there to fix it–keep him from meddling in pres politics…
I friend spent $50k on tickets, has gone to the last 10 summer Olympics spending a month there each time. He says it’s the greatest experience. He is very savvy, has been in the political landscape more than 4 decades. Based on that I’m confident the Olympics will happen. But I fully expect there to be some very scary things happening there. He is being very careful to be in the safe areas – the question is whether there are some reasonably safe areas or none.
A friend. Geez.
Only profitable summer Olympics ever? Los Angeles. Both times.
I feel as if I should help out. They can have all my pocket change. Oops. Like Mr Moneybags in the graphic – because of 0bama – I no longer even have pocket change.
The Olympics is moving into it’s final stages; where it devolves into a shakedown racket for ‘under privileged’ countries.
I really hope the Olympics die and never come back. They are nothing more than a ripoff to taxpayers of the host country. They don’t promote good will. They just remind people how popular cheating and conning the public is. Fuck the Olympics. Let them die and never come back.
I’ve been to 2 Olympics, they are a fantastically fun time…but seriously, there really should be a few venues which are used on a regular basis instead of this whole “bankrupt” the country of the day while watching their venues rot into nothingness. Vancouver at the Winter Olympics made money, let’s pick a summer venue or two and let it be about athletics, not graft to the IOC.
Any city that hosts the Olympics are usually in a money-grubbing death spiral. Next time, Detroit!
The most corrupt sporting events in the world are boxing, horse racing and the Olympics.
Why did they put in for hosting the olympics in the first place?
Did 0bama promise them some taxpayer money?
I will not be at all surprised if there is a structure collapse at one of the venues. Parts of at least one stadium under construction collapsed last year. That doesn’t inspire confidence.
Air and water pollution, zika virus and antibiotic resistant bacteria in the water venues—I don’t even want anyone who attended to visit for a couple months
I wonder if they will ask low life, rotten, racist USA for a bail out?
Oh forgot capitalist.
Bah!
The Olympics are beyond boring.
If they had Lion wrestling, or games where Bears were involved, I would watch it.
And they should compete naked. Especially the ladies ice skating.
They all look like a Power Rangers casting call right now, and that is not very Olympic to my jaundiced eye.
Lazlo: mussies versus lions would great entertainment.
Whadda you think?
I bet the their government melts down the gold medals to help pay off their bills.
As the Olympics has shifted away from pure amateurism, so too has my interest in the games.