Sao Paulo strengthens safety for NFL game in between Eagles, Packers #.\n\nSao Paulo has secured security before the 1st NFL video game in South America after players voiced issues concerning traveling to Latin United States's biggest country, the Brazilian state claimed Wednesday.Brazil is going to throw the video game between the Philly Eagles as well as the Eco-friendly Bay Packers on Friday at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, the initial NFL video game on the continent and the very first Week 1 video game held on a Friday night given that 1970. Eagles gamers have actually questioned surveillance in the city, the largest in the Southern Half.\" We possessed a meeting along with an entire number of 'do not perform's.' Therefore, I am actually simply attempting to go down there, win a soccer game as well as return home,\" wide receiver A.J. Brown said to press reporters final week.He stated gamers were actually encouraged not to walk on the roads storing cellphones.Editor's Picks2 Associated\" Week 1, I'm eagerly anticipating it, I can not wait,\" Darius Slay Jr. said lately on his \"Large Play Slay\" podcast. \"Yet guy, I carry out certainly not want to most likely to Brazil, you want to know why? I'm here to tell you why. They actually informed us certainly not to leave behind the hotels and resort. They told our company we can not perform way too much happening because the criminal activity price is outrageous.\" ... I feel like, NFL why y' all wan na send our team someplace where the criminal offense fee is this higher and our experts out the country? You recognize, the primary thing folks are believing feels like some terror might possibly occur. I told my loved ones perform certainly not come down there given that I am actually certainly not going to be no place to become located. I am actually visiting remain in the accommodation cooling, minding my business, playing my video game after a lengthy 9 1\/2- hour air travel.\" On Tuesday evening, Slay asked forgiveness \"to anyone I offended\" in an article on X.I would like to ask forgiveness to any person I upset, that wasn't my goal. I' mLooking ahead to playing in your attractive country and i have actually heard yall are very passionate similar to our fantastic Eagles enthusiast. Just a couple of additional days, can't hang around!!!!

FlyEaglesFly-- Darius Slaughter (@bigplay24slay) September 4, 2024 The Sao Paulo state federal government stated it would certainly pass on specialized civil and armed forces police multitudes to enhance safety and security throughout the activity and also area policeman on roads as well as trains, and at metro stations, lodgings and vacationer destinations." To ensure the safety and security of the players, the armed forces police will certainly bolster the number of staffs upon delivery of the delegations at the Guarulhos Airport terminal and also companion the staffs to their lodgings, instruction sites and also the stadium," it mentioned in a statement. Authorities will certainly likewise execute a sweep at the arena before the games.Brazil in 2023 rated as the 17th-most unsafe country on the planet by homicide cost, according to Statista data, below Classical American peers like Ecuador and also Mexico-- where the NFL has stored video games because 2005 with safety concerns also voiced.Sao Paulo state points out the local area murder fee is 4 opportunities less than the nationwide average as well as matches up to that of The golden state, while standing up below Washington, D.C., for example.Both the Eagles and Packers are actually departing for South america on Wednesday.Reuters resulted in this file.