One thing should be made clear - #Brazil has a lot of (inexcusable) social problems, but no one would argue the World Cup made them *worse*
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@asteris Evictions are directly linked and this is where my simplication is not 100% accurate. The favela issue is less clear-cut -
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@Vinncent weren't favela pacification police raids stepped up significantly in the lead up to the World Cup & Olympics? -
@asteris Pacifications weren't exactly 'raids' - they were an attempt to bring the state to the favelas. But only the armed state arrived
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@asteris Things in favelas were bad 5 years ago, there was a World Cup-related attempt to improve things that has failed. But in general...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@asteris I think residents of favelas have seen steps forward, if only in terms of having their complaints against police heard moreThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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