The United Nations (UN) through its Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, has made a strong criticism of the authorities of eight Brazilian cities, whom they accuse of violating human rights by have begun to expel from their homes to thousands of families during the World Cup of 2014 and the 2016 Olympics.
"I am particularly concerned," writes Rolnik in its report published today, "with what appears to be a pattern of action, lack of transparency and consultation, lack of dialogue, lack of fair negotiation and participation of affected communities eviction processes executed or planned in connection with the World Cup and Olympic Games.
" The UN rapporteur explicitly cites the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, Natal and Fortaleza. Submits its report which have been executed thousands of evictions of families without been given time to propose and discuss alternatives. "Insufficient attention was given access to infrastructure, services and livelihoods in places where these people were relocated," said Rolnik.
In the note by the UN comes to demanding that the authorities of these cities' stop the evictions and planned to ensure that dialogue and negotiation. " Rolnik is "very concerned about the low compensation offered to affected communities, which is even more serious given the increased value of the land on which to build for the completion of two major sporting events.
The document makes a request to the Brazilian government to carry out a plan to ensure that sporting events of 2014 and 2016 "provide a positive social and environmental impact and to avoid violations of human rights, including decent housing" . Has not yet been a response from the president Dilma Rousseff this serious rebuke of the UN, a diplomatic language, accusing Brazil of violating human rights of thousands of displaced families with no guarantees.
Rousseff has said repeatedly that he wants the issue of human rights is the focus of government concerns, will not fail, political analysts say, to request information and responsibilities to city authorities accused of forced evictions without guarantees and without dialogue. 
"I am particularly concerned," writes Rolnik in its report published today, "with what appears to be a pattern of action, lack of transparency and consultation, lack of dialogue, lack of fair negotiation and participation of affected communities eviction processes executed or planned in connection with the World Cup and Olympic Games.
" The UN rapporteur explicitly cites the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, Natal and Fortaleza. Submits its report which have been executed thousands of evictions of families without been given time to propose and discuss alternatives. "Insufficient attention was given access to infrastructure, services and livelihoods in places where these people were relocated," said Rolnik.
In the note by the UN comes to demanding that the authorities of these cities' stop the evictions and planned to ensure that dialogue and negotiation. " Rolnik is "very concerned about the low compensation offered to affected communities, which is even more serious given the increased value of the land on which to build for the completion of two major sporting events.
The document makes a request to the Brazilian government to carry out a plan to ensure that sporting events of 2014 and 2016 "provide a positive social and environmental impact and to avoid violations of human rights, including decent housing" . Has not yet been a response from the president Dilma Rousseff this serious rebuke of the UN, a diplomatic language, accusing Brazil of violating human rights of thousands of displaced families with no guarantees.
Rousseff has said repeatedly that he wants the issue of human rights is the focus of government concerns, will not fail, political analysts say, to request information and responsibilities to city authorities accused of forced evictions without guarantees and without dialogue.
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