Leon Crassé
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 9 Jun
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pressure onto themselves during the most watched sporting event on Earth today.
There certainly is a scenario in which things get out of hand.
The cartels who have been under siege lately from the Mexican government and the American government
decide that the world's biggest stage is the right time to lash out, to set things straight.
These organizations are capable of unleashing really terrifying scenes, executions,
people hanging from bridges, really, really sinister stuff.
So there is a scenario in which cartels choose to turn the World Cup into a stage for violence.
If that happens, the scenario for the country worsens, and it worsens for the cartels themselves.
That's why I think it would be suicidal.
But we should be careful in characterizing these criminal organizations as purely rational actors, because they are not.
They're criminals.
My hope is that they act in a rational way, but certainly there is a possibility that they don't.
That's a very good question, because of course there is, right?
Even if they do not attack the World Cup, criminal groups can still exploit it.
A tournament brings tourists, construction, nightlife, transportation, lots of money.
At least part of that money
Indeed, may end up passing through businesses or vendors who are paying what we call derecho de piso, which means extortion, protection money.
You have to pay up or they won't let you operate.
It's an informal taxing system that is present in many parts of Mexico.
So the visitor may never see the cartel, but the cartel may still, let's say, tax, quote-unquote, the environment around the visitor.
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