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Because they live there and have relationships, it's very different from a tourist who just looks like a cash machine.

• lostlogin 5y ago
  They may be a degree of liability involved too - take/encourage/let tourists go there and it could have consequences for the tour operator? I am very much not a lawyer.
• aylmao 5y ago
  Depends on the city/country, but there's also an argument affecting tourists is just not worth it. Money isn't the goal, money + little trouble is the goal. If a city is a big tourist destination, the bad press, the potential involvement of foreign nations, the outcry from the tourism industry, etc are all good reasons for local law enforcement to strike back hard. Especially if overwhelmed, it's very possible local law enforcement wont give the same weight to an investigation involving only locals and one involving a foreigner, especially if the eyes of, say, Germany are staring at you.
• nopenopenopeno 5y ago
  This article is obviously propaganda meant to counter the headlines about the Worker’s Party leading in the polls. The working people of Brazil have suffered tremendously under Bolsanaro’s neoliberal government and Lula (Worker’s Party candidate who Bolsanaro imprisoned for 2 years on bogus charges) has a big lead. After the recent socialist victories in Chile and Bolivia (following the U.S.-assisted coup), western states will do everything they can to prevent the Worker’s Party from retaking power in Brazil. Expect more of this and other hi-jinx as the Fall election nears. It’s going to be a messy one. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MJm08zHWaKA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MJm08zHWaKA