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EPISODE · Jun 13, 2014 · 9 MIN

What Will Happen If Brazil Loses?

from Current Affairs · host Morning Run

A year after widespread protests as the World Cup stats, the Pew Research Center asked Brazilians what they think about conditions in their country. The survey found 72% of Brazilians are dissatisfied with the way things are going, as well as the impact that hosting the World Cup will have on their country. About six-in-ten think hosting the event is a BAD thing for Brazil, because it takes money away from schools, health care and other public services — a common theme in the protests that have swept the country since June 2013. Melisa Idris speaks to Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, on why the current sentiment in Brazil so grim.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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