RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: A series of fiascos during Pope Francis’s visit this week have raised fresh concerns about Brazil’s ability to stage next year’s World Cup and the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.

The pontiff’s first overseas trip to join hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims at World Youth Day, a major Catholic festival, has turned into a daily ordeal for Rio authorities.

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