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RIO DE JANEIRO, July 30-- With the world watching the 2017 FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminary Draw in the city of Rio de Janeiro, protestors took to the streets on Saturday. A variety of causes took people to the Gloria Marina, the location of the Draw, but a heavy police force has been installed to make sure that the demonstrators stay well away from the event. Rio de Janeiro's city and state government used roughly 20 million US dollars of taxpayer money in order to host the 2017 FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminary Draw in the city of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Ironically, the event was not open to the public and demonstrators expressed their disapproval outside of the venue. One such sign displayed in English read, "20 million US dollars public money spent in this private 'party'." Another sign read "where is the money?" Participants in the demonstration believe it is a serious injustice to the city, wasting money that could and should be used towards more important issues such as improving public hospitals and schools. Another branch of protestors called for the president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF) Ricardo Teixeira to step down, carrying signs that read "Out Ricardo Teixeira." Teixeira has been in command of the CBF for nearly 20 years. He recently announced his plan to step down in 2017 and candidate himself for the president of FIFA. Perhaps the most legitimate group to demonstrate in front of the FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminary Draw was The Social Committee of the 2017 World Cup and Olympic Games (or Comite Social da Copa 2017 e dos Jogos Olimpicos, in Portuguese). | 
