Tuesday, September 24, 2013
I guess it is the first thing that comes to mind
Among the ruling elites. When they try to do something good for the people for their own profit and the result is a riot, this seems to come naturally to mind.
A judge has suggested a novel use for one of the new stadiums that organizers of soccer’s World Cup in Brazil are most concerned about: as a prisoner processing center.Maybe they should hire a private prison company, they seem to have no problem filling the cells.
Judge Sabino Marques, in the city of Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas region, said the $275 million, 44,000-seat Amazonia Arena could be used to ease the burden on the overcrowded public jail. The stadium is one of 12 Brazil is building or refurbishing at a cost of at least 7 billion reais ($3.2 billion).
The future use of the Manaus stadium has come under scrutiny from politicians and the public. The city has no soccer team in Brazil’s first or second divisions, or a tradition for the sport. During June’s Confederations Cup, a test event for next year’s World Cup, Brazilians took to the streets in record numbers to protest against government spending, and specifically targeted the World Cup.
“I see no other better place, even temporarily, to receive detainees in Manaus,” Marques, president of the watchdog group tasked with monitoring the prison system in the Amazon region, told reporters. He also suggested prisoners be processed at a venue used to celebrate the annual carnival. “Until the state can solve the problem by building new prisons then these two empty spaces should be used,” he said, in remarks confirmed by court officials.
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