Sao Paulo increases safety and security for NFL game in between Eagles, Packers #.\n\nSao Paulo has actually tightened protection in front of the first NFL game in South America after players articulated issues regarding journeying to Latin America's largest country, the Brazilian condition pointed out Wednesday.Brazil will throw the activity in between the Philly Eagles as well as the Eco-friendly Bay Packers on Friday at Stadium Corinthians in Sao Paulo, the very first NFL game on the continent and the first Week 1 game hung on a Friday evening due to the fact that 1970. Eagles gamers have actually examined safety and security in the city, the most extensive in the Southern Half.\" We had a meeting with an entire lot of 'do not perform's.' So, I'm just making an effort to drop there certainly, win a football activity and return home,\" wide receiver A.J. Brown said to press reporters final week.He said gamers were actually urged certainly not to stroll on the roads keeping cellphones.Editor's Picks2 Associated\" Full Week 1, I am actually eagerly anticipating it, I can not stand by,\" Darius Kill Jr. pointed out just recently on his \"Big Play Slay\" podcast. \"Yet male, I carry out not want to head to Brazil, you need to know why? I am actually here to tell you why. They actually informed us not to leave behind the resort. They informed us our experts can not do way too much taking place given that the crime rate is actually outrageous.\" ... I'm like, NFL why y' all wan na deliver our company someplace where the criminal offense price is this higher and we out the country? You understand, the first thing folks are actually thinking is like some terror can probably happen. I informed my loved ones carry out not come down certainly there since I am actually not mosting likely to be actually nowhere to become discovered. I'm heading to be in the accommodation chilling, minding my service, playing my video game after a long 9 1\/2- hr trip.\" On Tuesday night, Kill said sorry \"to anybody I upset\" in a post on X.I intend to ask forgiveness to any person I angered, that had not been my motive. I' mLooking onward to playing in your stunning country as well as i have actually listened to yall are actually really passionate similar to our impressive Eagles fan. Only a handful of even more days, can not wait!!!!

FlyEaglesFly-- Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) September 4, 2024 The Sao Paulo state authorities stated it would certainly hand over focused public as well as army authorities squadrons to strengthen security throughout the game and also area policeman on streets as well as learns, and at subway terminals, hotels and tourist attractions." To guarantee the safety of the players, the military authorities is going to strengthen the amount of workers upon delivery of the delegations at the Guarulhos Airport terminal and also companion the crews to their hotels and resorts, training websites and also the arena," it stated in a claim. Authorizations will certainly also perform a sweep at the coliseum prior to the games.Brazil in 2023 ranked as the 17th-most dangerous country in the world by homicide rate, according to Statista data, beneath Classical United States peers such as Ecuador and Mexico-- where the NFL has actually stored games considering that 2005 along with security problems also voiced.Sao Paulo state says the neighborhood homicide rate is four opportunities less than the national average and matches up to that of California, while standing up beneath Washington, D.C., for example.Both the Eagles and also Packers are actually departing for South america on Wednesday.Reuters contributed to this document.