Brazil Attorney General Rodrigo Janot has launched an investigation over alleged bribes that were paid to a lawmaker to help secure contracts for the construction of venues and facilities for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Police make new arrest in Rio 2016 corruption probe
Brazilian federal police have arrested Alexandre Pinto, who served as head of infrastructure in the government of former Rio de Janerio Mayor Eduadro Paes, as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption surrounding the city’s hosting of the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Public inquiry slams Rio 2016’s ‘white elephants’
A public hearing in Rio de Janeiro has hit out at the lack of legacy planning for the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, criticising the “white elephants” of the venues developed for the events.
IOC rejects calls for Russia ban at Rio 2016
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected widespread calls to impose a complete ban on Russia from the forthcoming summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, instead electing to leave it to individual International Federations (IFs) to decide which athletes should be allowed to compete.
Police raid Rio 2016 site in corruption investigation
Rio 2016 has maintained that development work will be unaffected at the Deodoro cluster for the Olympic and Paralympic Games after federal police staged raids at the site connected to an ongoing investigation into potential corruption at Games-related infrastructure projects.