The largest drug cartel in Brazil, The First Capital Command in Sao Paulo has promised the Brazilian people and the rest of the world a "World Cup of Terror." The First Capital Command is one of the more violent gangs in Brazil. Last year, the gang was responsible for the deaths of over one-hundred of Sao Palo's police officers. Tuesday evening violence erupted in Brazil with protests in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Demonstrators protesting against the Brazilian government got into altercations with police and set fire to cars among other acts of violence.
The protests erupted in support of the teachers' strike and was just the latest in a long line of violent protests against the government. Over the year there have been numerous violent outbursts that have seen millions in Brazil take to the streets. The 2014 World Cup has been a hot button issue for the people in the host country of Brazil. Brazilian citizens have accused the government of spending too much money on preparations for the games and not on the people and organizations in Brazil that need financial aid.
The threat made against those who plan on attending the 2014 World Cup was sent in a message by the First Capital Command and intercepted by police. The gang promises to make good on their threats if the police follow through with their plan to move incarcerated gang members into higher security prisons. According to Metro.co.uk, Sao Paulo military police Chief Benedito Roberto Meira has told his officers "to show increased vigilance" in the months approaching the World Cup. Sao Paulo's security secretary also told Metro that The First Capital Command "is a group that should be taken seriously and be fought like any other criminal organization."
The World Cup will open on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil has promised FIFA it would complete 12 new stadiums in preparation for the World Cup. As it stands there are still six stadiums to be built in the next eight months. Five of the stadiums that have been erected are only 90 percent completed. Critics of Brazil hosting the 2014 World Cup believe the government has misled the people in their promise the World Cup would benefit the country. Critics believe only the rich have benefitted from the government's preparations for the cup at the expense of the poor.
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