However, it looks like we will see demonstrations and much discontent with the government in Brasilia. In other words, Brazilians are not happy, as the BBC reports:
"The government in Brazil says it will send federal troops to Rio de Janeiro to help deal with a spate of violent attacks targeting the city's police. The decision came after the governor of Rio de Janeiro state, Sergio Cabral, asked President Dilma Rousseff for government support ahead of the football World Cup in June.
On Thursday, three police bases in the city were attacked by suspected gangs.
Four police officers have been killed since February in similar attacks.
The attacks on police in Brazil's second largest city have heightened concerns about law and order ahead of the World Cup, which begins on 12 June. Seven World Cup matches, including the final, will be played in Rio."
Let's hope that Brazil can contain the protests by listening to what many people are saying. They are complaining about taxes and a very bad case of Brazilian "crony capitalism" that takes care of those industrialists who support the government. Furthermore, prices are very high, specially for low income Brazilians.
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