For months, demonstrating million Brazilians against corruption and waste in the context of the World Cup. But the Fifa wants to have nothing to do. Even more: FIFA President Joseph Blatter sees football as a victim.

The Brazilian military advances before the World Cup in favelas, millions protested in recent months for better living conditions, education, health care and a fair chance to participate in society. The Brazilians also demonstrated against corruption and waste of money at the World Cup (June 12-July 13) and during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

For the worries and problems of the population of football ‘s world governing body Fifa will not take any responsibility . More than that, he wants to have so prefer to do nothing. FIFA President Joseph Blatter is hoping for a quiet World Cup . In an unrealistic speech at the Uefa Congress in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana of the 78 – year-old said : “During the Confederations Cup in 2013 was the football victims of social unrest We hope that this will not be the case for the World Cup. . ”

According to Blatter , football is ” a victim of his popularity and his success . We need to protect the game from political influences. ” Even now there was ” political pressure ,” said the Swiss , against which it had been allegations of corruption over and over again in recent years .

On Wednesday, the rise of Enlightenment troops of the Brazilian military had seen the slums Mare in the immediate vicinity of the international airport of Rio stir. There, in the previous week , a police officer had been shot . Then Brazilian Justice Minister Eduard Cardozo had ordered the deployment of the military to the expulsion of the ruling drug gangs and other criminal groups from the problem area .

Rios police officers enjoy many favela residents, however, a worse reputation than the criminals of the drug gangs: They are regarded as corrupt and violent. The fact that in these allegations is something in it, Jose Mariano Beltrame security minister had itself admitted last year.

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