Brazil/Rio Olympics Officially In Danger-Emergency Financing Requested

[WhatInThe]

The summer Olympics are now officially in danger with Rio requesting emergency funding. Money needed to keep the infrastructure going.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/18/americas/brazil-rio-state-emergency-funding-olympics/index.html

 

[Guitarist]

??? That link is to a story about some Muslim stabbing a policeman.

 

[Buckeye]

??? That link is to a story about some Muslim stabbing a policeman.

Which is one reason why I almost never follow links that are posted here and other social media. You never know where they are really going to take you....

 

[WhatInThe]

Link corrected

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/18/americas/brazil-rio-state-emergency-funding-olympics/index.html

My bad, glitchy computer and internet. The link should direct to the Olympic story now.

Apologies

 

[WhatInThe]

Brazil has decided to give Rio an additional 850 million dollars to complete various projects.

http://seekingalpha.com/news/3189524-rio-gets-emergency-funding-olympics

Close to a billion dollars over budget. Ouch.