Latina Pick of the Week

“… although those inside the stadium were able to enjoy, the experience of many at home was hampered for those watching on TV worldwide by appalling sound quality.”

“It’s being said that someone is currently shopping around a XXX video starring Belinda and her ex-boyfriend…”

“Amid the sporting hysteria, poverty not only goes on, but the lives of the marginalised have arguably been made worse. According to the mural, soccer is the opium of the masses, the bread and circuses of today’s Brazil: let them eat football!”

“Either out of a desire for prestige, as a way to launder illicit cash or simply to get a cut of the action, professional soccer has also attracted some of the most infamous drug kingpins in the region, a process that has corrupted players, managers and officials.”

“… the Heredia Jaguars in the Peten province—which are owned by the Mendoza clan, an infamous family that has made its fortune via contraband, drug smuggling and government corruption—have been virtually unbeaten since 2010.”

“Most of Vila Kennedy’s criminals had in fact already disappeared or been caught before BOPE’s entry—as is standard in the pacification process, the date of the military occupation was pre-announced, and police carried out a week of operations in the lead-up. Clashes between police and criminals during this time left six people dead, including one minor, and five injured, said Rio’s Security Secretariat. A total of 80 people were detained, and dozens of weapons, including grenades, automatic rifles and pistols, were seized.”