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March 28, 2013

Brazil Forcibly Evicts Indigenous Group to Prepare for World Cup 
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Brazil is continuing to face controversy over its upcoming hosting of
two world athletic events. A stadium in Rio de Janeiro set to host part
of the 2016 Olympics has been closed indefinitely because of problems
with its roof. The news comes days after Brazilian riot police forcibly
evicted an indigenous community from a former museum next to another
stadium that will host the next World Cup. A group of indigenous
Brazilians had been living in the building next to Maracaña stadium for
more than six years and said they wanted to use it to showcase their
culture. Instead, police armed with batons, teargas and pepper spray
raided the building so it can be destroyed.

 

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