Sao Paulo increases protection for NFL activity between Eagles, Packers #.\n\nSao Paulo has actually firmed up safety ahead of the initial NFL game in South United States after players voiced problems about traveling to Latin America's largest country, the Brazilian state pointed out Wednesday.Brazil will definitely host the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Environment-friendly Bay Packers on Friday at Stadium Corinthians in Sao Paulo, the 1st NFL game on the continent as well as the first Full week 1 video game held on a Friday night given that 1970. Eagles players have actually questioned safety and security in the area, the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere.\" Our experts had a conference with an entire ton of 'don't do's.' Therefore, I am actually simply attempting to go down there, win a soccer activity as well as come back home,\" wide receiver A.J. Brown said to media reporters final week.He claimed gamers were advised certainly not to walk on the streets holding cellphones.Editor's Picks2 Related\" Week 1, I'm eagerly anticipating it, I can not stand by,\" Darius Kill Jr. mentioned lately on his \"Large Play Slaughter\" podcast. \"However guy, I carry out certainly not wish to most likely to South america, you like to know why? I'm listed here to tell you why. They presently told us certainly not to leave behind the lodging. They informed our team our team can not carry out excessive happening considering that the criminal offense rate is insane.\" ... I'm like, NFL why y' all wan na send us somewhere where the criminal activity price is this high as well as our experts out the country? You understand, the primary thing people are thinking resembles some terror could probably take place. I informed my family members carry out certainly not boil down there due to the fact that I am actually certainly not visiting be actually no place to be found. I am actually going to be in the hotel chilling, minding my service, playing my video game after a lengthy 9 1\/2- hr tour.\" On Tuesday evening, Kill apologized \"to anybody I offended\" in a post on X.I want to apologize to any person I offended, that wasn't my objective. I' mLooking forward to playing in your attractive country and i have actually heard yall are actually incredibly enthusiastic just like our outstanding Eagles supporter. Just a handful of more times, can't wait!!!!

FlyEaglesFly-- Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) September 4, 2024 The Sao Paulo condition authorities claimed it will pass on focused public and military police battalions to improve security in the course of the game as well as place law enforcement officer on roads and also learns, and also at train stations, lodgings as well as traveler destinations." To guarantee the protection of the players, the armed forces authorities is going to reinforce the variety of workers upon delivery of the delegations at the Guarulhos Airport as well as companion the groups to their lodgings, instruction sites as well as the coliseum," it claimed in a statement. Authorizations will also carry out a swing at the arena before the games.Brazil in 2023 ranked as the 17th-most dangerous country in the world through murder cost, depending on to Statista information, under Classical American peers like Ecuador and also Mexico-- where the NFL has stored video games due to the fact that 2005 along with safety and security worries also voiced.Sao Paulo state mentions the regional homicide fee is actually 4 times lower than the nationwide average and compares to that of California, while standing up under Washington, D.C., for example.Both the Eagles as well as Packers are departing for Brazil on Wednesday.Reuters contributed to this report.