Loads were pissed off about the London Olympics, with all the austerity stuff going on at the same time. Then on the whole, the country loved it and (I think I'm right in saying) got a significant psychological boost. I bet Brazil will too (although I get that their problems are more extreme)
It's one thing saying this on RAWK, anonymously. It's quite another thing when the president says it publically almost baiting the protestors though. The fact the very same woman was a protestor back in the 60's herself and was imprisoned as a result means she really should know better than to pass a law making it illegal to protest.
The protests are getting a reduced coverage now but they are still happening, I can confirm that.
Also, as someone said earlier, the "pacification" of the favelas around the world cup areas has just moved the problems on into other areas. I live in an Niteroi and it's mostly middle class retired people in my neighbourhood. Perfect targets for muggers, pick pockets and purse snatchers which we are now seeing lots of. Apparantly violent crime is down everywhere despite me never seeing any violent crime here until the last few months. I rarely see people on the street now after 6pm. The owner of the pizzeria outside my block of apartments was shot in the head and killed a month ago as he was locking up for the night. Two guys rode up on a shitty motorbike, shot him dead, took the nights cash and bolted.
The world cup has been a fucking nightmare for Brazil. I went from living in the safest city in South America with 3rd best quality of life to being afraid to go into the street with my daughter and no longer going out after last light. Well in Dilma you big haired c*nt.
