Olympics-Organizers appeal Brazil ruling allowing political demos at Games (Reuters)
(Recasts with the Olympics organizers appealing decision) By Daniel Flynn and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Olympic organizers appealed against a Brazilian federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday that would allow spectators to display political banners inside Games’ venues, fuelling a debate over free speech in the bitterly divided South American country. The federal judge in Rio de Janeiro issued the injunction late on Monday overruling a government ban on political slogans during the Aug. 5-21 Games, allowing “peaceful” demonstrations. Judge Joao Augusto Carneiro Araújo issued the injunction following a request by federal prosecutors, who questioned the ban decided by the governments of Brazil and Rio state and the Rio 2016 organizing committee.