RJ owes almost three times more in loans than it earns during the year

the teacher of Unicamp and public sector economics expert Gustavo Zimmermann disagrees. For him, it is simplistic to summarize Rio's problems to corruption. He highlights that the crisis that hit the country had an aggravating factor in the state: the preparation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The expert believes that Rio is paying the price now for having chosen to host these major events.