Brazilian leader backs spending on World Cup
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="airwaves">airwaves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prerecorded">prerecorded</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stoked">stoked</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Dilma">Dilma</span> <span word="Rousseff">Rousseff</span> <span word="rebuked">rebuked</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="pessimists">pessimists</span>" <span word="who">who</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Brazilians">Brazilians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="persuasion">persuasion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="Rousseff">Rousseff</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="the">the</span> $11.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="Brazilians">Brazilians</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tinged">tinged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="myriad">myriad</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span>, <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="thehost">thehost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="funneled">funneled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rousseff">Rousseff</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="top">top</span> <span word="builder">builder</span> <span word="Andrade">Andrade</span> <span word="Gutierrez">Gutierrez</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="renovate">renovate</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span>, <span word="hiked">hiked</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> 500 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="which">which</span> 12 <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="stoked">stoked</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="suspicions">suspicions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="collusion">collusion</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="builders">builders</span> - <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="auditors">auditors</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="overruns">overruns</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="price">price</span>-<span word="gouging">gouging</span>, <span word="principally">principally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brasilia">Brasilia</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="tripled">tripled</span> <span word="to">to</span> $900 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p>
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