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What's going on in Brazil?

Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the selected sites for the 2016 Olympic Games. The current status of the Bay is concerning as the water quality is horrifically contaminated with human feces, dead fish, and other hazardous material. 

Why doesn't the government enact harsher pollution controls like China did in the 2008 Summer Olympics?

While China was successful in clearing the pollution, their motives were limited to attracting tourists in time for the Olympics and therefore generating economic profits. Additionally, that short-term success is now a thing of the past. 
SOURCES
http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/sailing-through-the-trash-and-sewage-of-guanabara-bay
 
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cabd453515244bf2b1063e15f6b680c9/ap-test-rio-olympic-water-badly-polluted-even-far-offshore
 
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Founded in the Spring of 2016. Melissa Butler, Sarah Du, Courtney Man, Isabella Man, and Madeleine Skipworth are the founders of Leaf. We're high school students located in San Diego, CA.

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This story follows the adventure of land and aquatic animals as they attempt to manage the ever-growing pollution to their ecosystem that has resulted from human carelessness. The unusual teamwork between a bird, fish, and jaguar highlight the desperation of the wildlife to combat the deterioration of their home.
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Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the selected sites for the 2016 Olympic Games. The current status of the Bay is concerning as the water quality is horrifically contaminated with human feces, dead fish, and other hazardous material. 

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