The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, signed into law a legislative bill to suspend it’s visa requirement for foreign travelers next summer. The new law permits visitors to enter Brazil between June and September 18 and stay for 90 days without producing a visa.
Brazil’s Tourism Minister, Eduardo Alves said this about the Measure:
“The measure benefits all activities linked to tourism; it represents a victory for the sector and will increase destinations throughout the country”
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At a time when everyone seems worried about borders, this is a surprise. You would almost think the Games would be the occasion for more, not less, caution.
The eyes of the world are always fully on the Olympic Games, making it, as we remember from the tragedy of 1972, a great target for terrorists.
Perhaps in the world of political correctness, this is “wonderful gesture”. I fear the Brazilians are putting themselves and their guests at unnecessary risk. No screening program will ever be perfect, but if it can keep out a few troublemakers, it seems worthwhile to me.
Having first-hand knowledge of the colossal ineptitude of Brazilian bureaucracy, where it can take years for a legal resident to get a driver’s license and other insults to a normal person’s sanity, the only possible answer to this puzzling turn of events is that someone with the power to effect the rules has opted for the one obvious solution to avoiding empty stadiums. The other thing I know about Brazil is that lawlessness is simply a way of life, so profit and smoothing the way for as many paying visitors as possible by skipping formalities is the goal and any possible consequences come in a distant second.