In Rio, poor families are pushed out of their neighborhoods to make way for the Olympics - LA Times

"Authorities handed responsibility for building the Olympic Village in Rio to a company controlled by billionaire Carlos Carvalho and the engineering and construction firm Odebrecht, both of which have contributed liberally to the campaigns of Mayor Eduardo Paes. Carvalho has extensive interests in the surrounding Barra region, and Odebrecht has been deeply implicated in the corruption scandal that recently brought down much of Brazil's establishment.

In 2011, the International Olympic Committee warned that the private-public partnership, or  PPP, contracts being drafted for construction of new facilities might allow contractors to focus on profits over timeliness and quality.

"The PPP contractor most likely has two primary objectives, maximize land value and deliver venue obligations at least cost," the IOC said"

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