, ▁reported ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁that ▁since ▁their ▁announ cement ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁sue ▁Fox , ▁the ▁Ri ot ur ▁officials ▁had ▁been ▁told ▁by ▁their ▁law y ers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁sue ▁the ▁episode ▁there ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution , ▁which ▁protect s ▁par od ies . ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁executive ▁producer ▁James ▁L . ▁Bro oks ▁soon ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁saying : ▁" We ▁apolog ize ▁to ▁the ▁lov ely ▁city ▁and ▁people ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁And ▁if ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁sett le ▁the ▁issue , ▁H omer ▁Sim pson ▁offers ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Brazil ▁on ▁Fox ' s ▁C ele br ity ▁Box ing ." ▁Sp okes pers ons ▁for ▁Fox ▁told ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁nearly ▁as ▁much ▁criticism ▁with ▁previous ▁episodes ▁that ▁pok ed ▁fun ▁at ▁other ▁nations . ▁Show runner ▁Al ▁Jean ▁has ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁" Every ▁other ▁place ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁sense ▁of ▁humor . ▁Brazil ▁caught ▁us ▁by ▁surprise ." ▁When ▁" Bl ame ▁It ▁on ▁Lisa " ▁eventually ▁a ired ▁in ▁Brazil ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁statement ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁not ing ▁that ▁Fox ▁is ▁not ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁produ cers ▁behind ▁the ▁episode . ▁ ▁A ▁later ▁episode , ▁" You ▁Don ' t ▁Have