World Cup 2014 Security: Brazil Police To Distribute Pamphlet On ‘How To Survive Mugging'

If you are mugged during the World Cup, control yourself. That's the appeal from the São Paulo Police in a pamphlet that, according to newspaper Estadão, will be sent to foreigners at airports before boarding their flights. With the escalating number of thefts and robberies in the state of São Paulo terrorists are less of a concern. The main warning is for armed robbery against those who have no idea how to behave in a city as violent as São Paulo. The guidelines are clear : "do not react , do not yell or argue ."

Embassies and consulates will reportedly be instructed to distribute the pamphlets to its citizens before they set foot on Brazilian soil as a special guide with safety tips created for big events. The idea was thought up by the president of the Civil Police of São Paulo World Cup Management Committee, Mário Leite . "I'm preparing our police to prevent crime of larceny . Why? Tourists who come mainly from Europe and the United States do not see this type of crime very often," said the sheriff .

The pamphlets will be published in English , Spanish and French, and Portuguese . They will know that they should not walk showing off expensive articles, be careful when walking alone at night and unaccompanied. They als need to learn there is no use crying over spilled milk ," Leite said. Some of the guidelines of the guide do sound a it paranoid, such as "when you are on route between destinations, try to check if someone is following you ."