Olympic Security Dust-Up

Rio and its Olympic Organizing Committee must feel that it cannot catch a break.  Last week, police and firefighters took to Rio's Galeão Airport to vent their anger against the government for being late with their paychecks, some not being paid for months.  In an apparently effective campaign to bring media attention to their plight by demonstrating amid arriving tourists, this week Brazil's Federal Government authorized $895M in loans to help state and local officials ensure security for the Games, including budget relief to pay first responders.  As was the case for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, however, security will be a major presence throughout Rio during the time of the Olympic Games with 85,000 soldiers and police on duty, twice the number of London's 2012 Olympics.  While no country is immune from assault and no city can guarantee the safety of its residents and visitors, it has been said that an Olympic host city is one of the safest places on the planet during the time of the Games.