“Brazilian judge orders Rio 2016 organisers to allow peaceful protests”, 9 de agosto de 2016

Olympic controls on freedom of speech have been challenged by a Brazilian judge who has ordered Rio 2016 organisers to allow peaceful protests...[(guaranteed by Brazil’s constitution)]...inside stadiums...after several spectators were expelled from Olympic arenas for displaying anti-government banners and T-shirts that highlighted the country’s ongoing political turmoil...Rio 2016 is challenging the judgment, saying it contravenes the host nation agreement and Brazil’s Olympic law, which bans “flags for purposes other than the festive and friendly event.” The judge...[says]...the law only...prohibits offensive, racist, xenophobic or discriminatory messages, and “does not appear to ban peaceful demonstrations of a political nature through posters, use of T-shirts and other lawful means in official sites of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016”. The legal battle will touch on the...issue of whether the International Olympic Committee’s conditions on host nations override sovereignty and basic rights...The country is...divided over the...impeachment of...president Dilma Rousseff...Her supporters claim this is a “coup” and...focused their anger on...the interim president Michel Temer...[T]icket-holders have been ejected in several venues for displaying “Fora Temer” (Temer Out) placards and T-shirts...