Sao Paulo beefs up security for Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers Brazil game as players raise concerns

[Judi Lynn]

September 4, 2024 / 10:46 PM EDT / AP


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Sao Paulo beefs up security for Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers Brazil game as players raise concerns
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September 4, 2024 / 10:46 PM EDT / AP


Sao Paulo state's government said it will deploy hundreds of police officers and provide escorts for team buses for Friday's NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers after some players expressed concern about playing in Brazil.

Security operations for the game in Sao Paulo's NeoQuimica Arena will be coordinated with U.S. authorities, the state's public security secretariat said in a statement Wednesday. Gun violence and crime rates in Brazil are among the highest in the Latin America. Metropolitan Sao Paulo has also faced a wave of cellphone thefts.

Hundreds of civilian and military police will be deployed for the game, the first NFL match to be played in the South American country, according to the statement. Military police will be used to escort the teams' buses to their hotels, training grounds and to the stadium.

"Our policing will be beefed up during the week to secure the public's safety for this historic match, with officers on the streets and avenues around the stadium, in public transportation, in the hotels and in tourist areas of the city," the security secretariat said.

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/eagles-vs-packers-brazil-crime-concerns/

[Judi Lynn]

1. Philadelphia Eagles fans flying south for opener against Green Bay Packers in So Paulo, Brazil

By Nikki DeMentri, Ed Specht

September 4, 2024 / 9:42 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia


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Philadelphia Eagles fans flying south for opener against Green Bay Packers in São Paulo, Brazil
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By Nikki DeMentri, Ed Specht

September 4, 2024 / 9:42 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia


PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The birds are flying south, of course, South America that is for the Eagles' season opener. Many fans waiting to fly out at Philadelphia International on Wednesday afternoon are visiting Brazil for the first time.

Near the American Airlines ticket counter, the excitement was contagious as an "Eagles" chant broke out. Amy Webb and Mark Lahn are coming from Lancaster. The two play pickleball together and are traveling with the fan group "Green Legion" to Brazil for the Eagles season opener.

"We're going down with a huge crew. We gotta 80 some people with Green Legion and big game travel," Webb said.

So when the opportunity for these diehard fans to be a part of an NFL first, they had to go.

"On previous trips, they're a lot of fun because you're together with everybody that has the same thing in common which everyone wants the Eagles to win," Lahn said.


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Philadelphia Eagles fans flying south for opener against Green Bay Packers in São Paulo, Brazil
philadelphia
By Nikki DeMentri, Ed Specht

September 4, 2024 / 9:42 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia


PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The birds are flying south, of course, South America that is for the Eagles' season opener. Many fans waiting to fly out at Philadelphia International on Wednesday afternoon are visiting Brazil for the first time.

Near the American Airlines ticket counter, the excitement was contagious as an "Eagles" chant broke out. Amy Webb and Mark Lahn are coming from Lancaster. The two play pickleball together and are traveling with the fan group "Green Legion" to Brazil for the Eagles season opener.

"We're going down with a huge crew. We gotta 80 some people with Green Legion and big game travel," Webb said.

So when the opportunity for these diehard fans to be a part of an NFL first, they had to go. "On previous trips, they're a lot of fun because you're together with everybody that has the same thing in common which everyone wants the Eagles to win," Lahn said.

It's the same for Ellen Underberg from Delco, she's serious about her superstitions when it comes to the Birds.

More:
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-eagles-packers-sao-paulo-brazil/

[usonian]

2. And no twitter! This will be really interesting. NT (no twitter)