Over the past few years the Brazilian government has been working diligently to make sure they would be ready for the World Cup in June. What that translates to is massive corruption in spending, destruction of people's homes, and a steady march towards chaos as citizens rebel against the World Cup.
The government has spent around 900 million dollars on the construction of their stadium. That may not seem such a strange number considering that England's Wembley Stadium cost them 1.25 billion to build, the construction was initially priced at a much lower number. The initial budget for the stadium sat at a much smaller 300 million, but thanks to excessive billing and focus by special interest construction groups to pad their own pockets the price tripled. Much of this money was taken from the public spending budget, and with it being spent on the stadium the poor citizens of Rio De Janeiro are watching money that could have helped them being wasted.
To build the stadium in Rio the government had to clear some land. That land was being occupied by a mix of local citizens and native Indian tribes. Families that lived inside local Favela's were forcefully evicted so that the area could be leveled for parking lots. Abandoned buildings that housed entire tribes were surrounded by the police so they could clear out the building. When the tribes lawyer showed up he was arrested and escorted away. The entire operation was planned by the government to make the area more aesthetically pleasing for the visiting tourists.
As the clock ticks closer to June 12th the Brazilian government will have to face mobs of angry natives as their homes and lives are being destroyed. Not willing to stand aside in the face of injustice, the hacker group Anonymous has sent out a list of World Cup sponsors that may or may not be attacked. To preface the attack the group claimed they were able to gain access to the Brazilian Foreign Minstry's server and leak 333 confidential documents. The group says that they have a plan and have performed several tests, but the group has not stated yet exactly what it plans to do to these groups.
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