Rio Olympics 2016 Should be Cancelled

Round 1: Opening ArgumentsRound 2: Rebuttals and Further PointsRound 3: Rebuttals and Further PointsRound 4: Finishing Statements Opening Argument The state of Brazil is currently depressing. For being the most developed nation between Mexico and Argentina, the crises surrounding Brazil will most certainly impact the world, regardless of whether the Olympics takes place or not. The health of Brazil is currently jeopardized, the economic situation of Brazil is in a free-fall and the crime rates of Brazil have been steadily on the rise with no help from the riots all across the nation. My priority in this argument is to convince that the cancellation of this year's Olympics would be in the best interests of the world, not just Brazil. Health The current Zika virus that is engulfing South and Central America is extremely contagious via mosquitoes. The entirety of Brazil is occupied by mosquitoes which harbor no discrimination from whatever country you may be of as you're attending the Rio Olympics. The rise of Zika in Brazil is growing exponentially [1] and the easy form it uses to get around in the tropical city of Rio will be beyond devastating. It does not take an expert to analyze the situation and cataclysm it will provide for the world if the Rio Olympics isn't cancelled. Economics Brazil is still not fully finished with the building projects for stadiums and is pouring all the money they have into the Olympics. If Brazil stops now with the stadium building then they won't lose as much money if they attempt to finish the construction. It is necessary for Brazil to preserve every cent they have as they need the money to initiate stimulus to combat the growing recession and the possibility of an economic depression [2]. Brazil should not be hopeful of recovering from their economic crisis soon as analysts predict with all the money sunk into compensating civilians for imminent domain in order to make room for the unfinished stadiums that won't profit, even with the rest of their income, it would prove a serious challenge to return to Brazil's former status as a leading BRICS nation. Crime The rioting and looting that has occurred in protest for a divided nation on ousting Dilma, whether Temer is a proper candidate for interim replacement, and the fiscal irresponsibility the government has created a smoke screen and window of opportunity for violent crime to flourish and once again dominate the streets of Rio [3]. The ongoing protests and massive violent crime waves rising in Rio will prove a serious threat to tourists. As Brazil is busy siphoning funds from other departments such as domestic police to combat national instability. Focus on gang wars in Brazil are fading and mass murders are solidifying. A graph to visually show crime rates (Above) Since Brazil currently needs their funding to combat more severe problems, the already neglected problem of mass violence in Rio will prove to be fatal in more ways than one to the incoming tourists for the Olympics. Conclusion Obviously, Brazil is not going to profit from the Olympics and will save themselves a lot of international shame if they cancel their Olympics instead of allowing incoming tourists to have a first-row seat in the current dysfunctional state of Brazil. It would highly benefit others to not risk a guaranteed chance of coming home with Zika as a souvenir than an Olympics medal, a scarring injury from violent protesting, or worry of an economic plummet.-Sources-[1] http://www.economist.com...[2] http://www.economist.com...[3] http://www.dailymail.co.uk...