Brazil is just days away from Rio 2016, but already two of its biggest cities have been overrun by tens of thousands of protesters enraged by the state of affairs that sees their country accommodating one of the most expensive events in history, while millions continue living in poverty. By mid-June it became clear that Brazil was facing Olympics-related financial shortages - something the government referred to as "a state of calamity."
But just five days before the games kick off, people are out for seemingly opposing reasons, with pockets of pro-government rallies reported in some places, including Sao Paulo.
Amid the poverty and squalor of Rio's favelas, and rampant crime, former President Dilma Rousseff has been embroiled in a colossal scandal over spending. Protesters want her to be impeached, and for her predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to also face charges. As if that wasn't enough, there are also suspicions that the current interim President Michel Temer may also be corrupt. Thousands clashed with police in early June over this issue. Many believe it was Temer who orchestrated Rousseff's downfall in order to stifle a corruption probe into Petrobras, the state-owned oil company.
Comment: "President Michel Temer may also be corrupt." There is no "may."
The process to impeach Rousseff could be over within weeks. It is widely suspected to be successful, and be finished by early September. The ex-president has already said she won't be attending the games, while Temer, according to Globo TV, will attend, but realizes he may be publicly shamed.
Currently, Rio and Sao Paulo - two of the largest cities in Brazil - are seeing tens of thousands out on the streets in support of two completely opposing causes.
Comment: Rio Olympics is a global focal point, facilitating organized (infiltrated) rally rousers with a built-in international audience. Given Western unipolar ideology, dismantling Brazil (BRICS) is the real target -- financially and politically. Framing Rousseff and pitting sides against each other, installing corrupt government stooges, the drug testing controversy targeting Russian athletes, fear-mongering warnings of terrorism activity, are all trigger points to a specific end: creating more poverty and civil unrest in Brazil and more submissiveness to Western influence via societal destruction and financial submission.