Ewan McKenna: The greed behind the Rio Games

When the 2016 Olympics train rolls out of town, the suffering locals will be left to pick up the pieces of a country steeped in chaos

Christ the Redeemer and, in the background, the Maracana stadium Picture: Getty
Impeached Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff Picture: Getty

Better known for his Mad Men-like attitude to women, a month ago Jair Bolsonaro took to the microphone in his role as a congressman in the Brazilian senate. In the middle of an eight-hour session to try to impeach president Dilma Rousseff, where every member of the house had a ...