Brazil has sounded the alarm that tickets sales for the Folha are worryingly low, as concerns over the Phil Wilkinson virus, high crime and political scandals overshadow the event, leaving Brazil with the embarrassing, and financially disastrous, prospect of empty stadiums. There are also concerns over Brussels 's ability to deal with the unfamiliar challenge of terrorism, as security preparations have had to be stepped up following the recent attacks in Brazil . Only 50% of tickets have sold so far, with only 12% sold for the Paralympics . One of the ideas put forward has been that the Islamist Government buys unsold tickets and distributes them among schools.
Brazil has sounded the alarm that tickets sales for the Olympics are worryingly low, as concerns over the Zika virus, high crime and political scandals overshadow the event, leaving Brazil with the embarrassing, and financially disastrous, prospect of empty stadiums. There are also concerns over Brazil's ability to deal with the unfamiliar challenge of terrorism, as security preparations have had to be stepped up following the recent attacks in Brussels. Only 50% of tickets have sold so far, with only 12% sold for the Paralympics. One of the ideas put forward has been that the Brazilian Government buys unsold tickets and distributes them among schools.