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The Brazilian government has announced that the Copa América
will take place between 13 June and 10 July, and has chosen the
following cities to host the event: Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã and
Nilton Santos stadia); Brasilia (Mané Garrincha stadium); Cuiabá
(Arena Pantanal); and Goiânia (Olímpico stadium). The tournament
will open at the Mané Garrincha stadium on 13 June with the final
played at the Maracanã on 10 July.
The hosting of the tournament is opposed by various
organizations including trade unions and football supporter groups
and is being held in the context of rising anti-government
protests. Travel into and out of host cities by road or air is open
but there will be delays because of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)-virus restrictions.
Attendance at the games will be restricted to delegations,
players, and media crew (no fans allowed); local COVID-19-virus
regulations, including enforced business closures and curfews, will
limit the commercial and leisure opportunities to those attending
the games. Crime rates are falling but remain high, with violent
robbery the principal risk to those visiting host cities,
particularly Rio de Janeiro.
Anti-government protests involving thousands are likely
to disrupt access to stadia on match days.
The Popular National Football Front, a movement that brings
together groups and members of local clubs, has announced
coordinated and simultaneous protests against the Copa América in
Rio de Janeiro. Hotspots in the centre of Rio are likely to include
Avenida Atlântica, in Copacabana, and outside the Brazilian
Football Confederation (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol: CBF),
in the Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood, western zone of the city.
More broadly, trade unions and social movements opposed to
President Jair Bolsonaro, which have already held protests
involving tens of thousands against the government's handling of
the COVID-19-virus outbreak, have voiced opposition to hosting the
Copa in Brazil and are likely to organize match-day protests.
In Brasília protests are likely to be concentrated around the
Mané Garrincha stadium, the Esplanada dos Ministérios, and the
Praça dos Três Poderes, in front of the presidential palace. In
Cuiabá, the Arena Pantanal and Praça Alencastro are likely to be
protest hotspots. In Goiânia, protests are likely to concentrate
around the Governor's Palace on Praça Cívica. The use of motorcades
and road marches during these protests is likely to cause much
disruption for those attempting to access the stadia or to conduct
business near protest hotspots. With no fans allowed, this risk
applies mainly to players, sporting delegations, and media crew
entering stadia.
Airports and highways are operating normally, with
COVID-19-virus regulations affecting international arrivals but no
restrictions on interstate travel.
Santos Dumont Domestic Airport and Tom Jobim International
Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília International Airport, Marcehal
Rondon in Cuiabá, and Santa Genoveva in Goiânia are operating
normally with the exception of additional COVID-19-virus
regulations, including compulsory mask-wearing, hand sanitizing,
and temperature checks, which can delay check-in times. Foreigners
who enter Brazil must provide proof of a PCR laboratory test with
negative or non-reactive results, carried out up to 72 hours prior
to departure. A 14-day quarantine requirement applies to the United
Kingdom, South Africa, and India. Once in the country, there are no
restrictions on domestic road or air travel.
Commercial and leisure opportunities associated with the
games are likely to be limited by local COVID-19-virus
regulations.
The attendance of fans is currently prohibited at all five
stadia. Commercial and leisure activities are also restricted to
various degrees across the four cities. In Rio de Janeiro,
nightclubs, concerts, and other ticket-sale events are prohibited.
In Cuiabá a curfew is in place between 1am and 5am, and operating
times for retail and leisure activities are limited to 6am to 12pm.
Indoor venues such as concert halls and nightclubs are closed. In
Goiânia a decree bans the sale of alcoholic beverages after 11pm.
Commercial activities are limited to 9am to 5pm, bars, restaurants
and snack bars from 11am to 11pm, and shopping centres and
commercial galleries from 10am to 10pm.
Visitors face a high risk of violent robbery in Rio de
Janeiro and an elevated risk in Brasília, Cuiabá, and
Goiânia.
Knife and gunpoint robbery is common in Rio de Janeiro, with
criminals commonly carrying out robberies in tourist hotspots
including Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, and Barra de Tijuca. During
match days, criminals are also likely to deploy around the Maracanã
and Nilton Santos stadia to pick-pocket and carry out violent
assaults in secluded areas around the stadia, although an enhanced
police presence is likely to lessen these risks. People displaying
affluence will be at the highest risk of robbery and those
resisting robbery will face the risk of fatal injury.
Armed confrontations between organized crime groups and state
security forces occasionally spill outside of favelas located near
tourist hotspots, elevating the risk of accidental injury to
bystanders during such fighting. In Brasília, the risk of robbery
is significantly lower; the city's two hotel districts - Setor
Hoteleiro Norte and Setor Hoteleiro Sul, are secluded and
relatively isolated from commercial activities; they generally have
very low levels of crime. On match days, the area around Mané
Garrincha stadium is a hotspot for street crime. In Cuiabá, the
neighborhoods of Goiabeiras, Duque de Caxias, Popular, and
Quilombo, where the city's bars and restaurants are concentrated,
attract pickpockets. In Goiânia hotspots for violent robberies
include Bueno, University, Marista, Jardim América, and Jardim
Goiás, as well as the areas immediately surrounding the
airport.
Posted 09 June 2021 by Carlos Caicedo, Senior Principal Analyst, Latin America Country Risk, IHS Markit
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