Sao Paulo beefs up safety for NFL game between Eagles, Packers #.\n\nSao Paulo has tightened protection ahead of the first NFL activity in South The United States after gamers voiced concerns about traveling to Latin America's biggest country, the Brazilian state said Wednesday.Brazil is going to host the video game in between the Philadelphia Eagles and also the Veggie Gulf Packers on Friday at Stadium Corinthians in Sao Paulo, the 1st NFL activity on the continent and also the initial Full week 1 game hung on a Friday night since 1970. Eagles gamers have actually examined surveillance in the area, the most extensive in the Southern Hemisphere.\" Our team had a meeting with a whole bunch of 'don't perform's.' Therefore, I am actually just trying to go down there certainly, win a soccer game and also return home,\" wide receiver A.J. Brown informed press reporters final week.He mentioned gamers were urged certainly not to stroll on the streets storing cellphones.Editor's Picks2 Related\" Week 1, I'm eagerly anticipating it, I can't hang around,\" Darius Kill Jr. claimed just recently on his \"Large Play Slay\" podcast. \"Yet male, I carry out not want to go to South america, you want to know why? I'm listed here to inform you why. They already told our company not to leave the hotels and resort. They informed our company we can't do a lot of taking place considering that the unlawful act rate is actually outrageous.\" ... I'm like, NFL why y' all wan na send our team someplace where the unlawful act rate is this higher as well as our team out the nation? You understand, the first thing individuals are assuming is like some terror might potentially occur. I informed my household perform not come down there certainly due to the fact that I am actually certainly not mosting likely to be no place to be located. I am actually mosting likely to be in the hotel chilling, minding my business, playing my game after a long 9 1\/2- hour trip.\" On Tuesday evening, Slaughter said sorry \"to anybody I annoyed\" in a message on X.I wish to ask forgiveness to anybody I offended, that had not been my purpose. I' mLooking forward to playing in your attractive country and also i've listened to yall are actually really enthusiastic much like our remarkable Eagles follower. Just a few even more times, can't stand by!!!!

FlyEaglesFly-- Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) September 4, 2024 The Sao Paulo state authorities mentioned it would delegate specialized public as well as military cops multitudes to reinforce security during the course of the game and also place law enforcement agent on roads as well as learns, as well as at train stations, hotels and also visitor destinations." To ensure the security of the gamers, the armed forces police will definitely enhance the lot of personnel upon arrival of the missions at the Guarulhos Flight terminal as well as escort the teams to their resorts, instruction sites and the stadium," it pointed out in a statement. Authorities will definitely also carry out a sweep at the stadium just before the games.Brazil in 2023 ranked as the 17th-most risky nation on earth by homicide fee, according to Statista data, under Latin American peers such as Ecuador and Mexico-- where the NFL has actually kept activities given that 2005 with safety and security problems likewise voiced.Sao Paulo condition mentions the neighborhood murder rate is actually 4 times less than the national average as well as matches up to that of California, while standing up beneath Washington, D.C., for example.Both the Eagles and also Packers are departing for Brazil on Wednesday.Reuters resulted in this report.