Possible Corruption At Olympic Venues Causes Brazil To Investigate

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Brazilian authorities have begun investigating possible corruption at the Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro according to a report in Reuters. The possible corruption includes all the venues and services that were financed with federal funds.

Originally the federal investigations were focused on “legacy modernization projects” that weren’t tied to the Games directly, but the newest probe is including Olympic Park and the Deodoro area where many of the Olympic venues are to be located.

Leandro Mitidieri, the federal prosecutor, explained to Reuters that they aren’t just looking at the physical buildings, but also the contracts for services, security, and how federal funds have been used.

The investigations do little to build confidence in Brazil as the Games rapidly approach.

The Olympics were meant to showcase Brazil’s rise as a global power. Instead, they will take place as suspended President Dilma Rousseff faces an impeachment trial, the economy suffers its worst recession since the 1930s, an outbreak of the Zika virus prompts health concerns and a massive corruption scandal infuriates Brazilians. 

Mitidieri’s investigation also includes looking into what happened to the federal funds that were intended for cleaning Guanabara Bay, the venue for the Olympic sailing events, and many of the surrounding lakes in western Rio’s Barra neighborhood. Despite promises to improve upon these bodies of water little has been done in regards to the heavy sewage contamination and bad pollution.

More information on the investigation can be found here. 

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Bil Danielson
7 years ago

Hosting the Olympic games in a politically corrupt, essentially 2nd world country. What could possibly go wrong?

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anonymous
7 years ago
Reply to  Bil Danielson

3rd* world country. I am from there, now live in Canada. I can guarantee you its one of the worst countries in the world.

Diane Pavelin
7 years ago

Is this even a shock to anyone?

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