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posted by martyb on Thursday July 28 2016, @06:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the even-billionaires-have-feelings dept.

NPR brings us this story of lawlessness ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil:

A reported abduction in Brazil is sending shock waves through the sporting world, as the mother-in law of Bernie Ecclestone, the billionaire who runs the Formula One Group, is apparently being held for ransom. From Rio de Janeiro, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro reports for our Newscast unit:

"Bernie Ecclestone is the head of the Formula One car racing franchise and one of the richest men in Britain. His wife is Brazilian, and her mother was apparently grabbed by criminals in Sao Paulo, who are asking for a $37 million ransom from the billionaire.

"Information is scant and local press have said they won't report details in order to protect the victim. NPR contacted the anti-kidnapping police in Brazil, who declined to comment. Kidnapping in Brazil is rare these days, but security across the country has deteriorated on the back of a historic recession."

While most Olympic events will be held in Rio de Janeiro, some will take place in Sao Paulo and other cities.


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  • (Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Thursday July 28 2016, @09:13PM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Thursday July 28 2016, @09:13PM (#381328) Homepage

    NPR brings us this story of lawlessness [soylentnews.org] ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil:

    Not with that stuffed-up link, it doesn't!

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  • (Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Thursday July 28 2016, @09:23PM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Thursday July 28 2016, @09:23PM (#381333) Homepage

    Oops, <quote> etc

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday July 28 2016, @09:32PM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Thursday July 28 2016, @09:32PM (#381339) Journal

    Saw that same shit on another user's submission in the past two days, so now I don't know if it was my mistake or a bug (it's in the original submission, too, so not an editor's fault).

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    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 28 2016, @10:05PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 28 2016, @10:05PM (#381349)

      There were 14 comments before wonkey_monkey spoiled the fun by trying to follow the link. Goes to show that "most people don't RTFA" applies to editors too. Ho hum, an audience of one is better than solitude. I'm off to find more "two girls one cup" mirrors.