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Brazil Reportedly Investigating Possible Corruption At Olympic Venues

A lead prosecutor said that Brazilian investigators "have expanded their probe into possible corruption around the staging of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this August to include all the venues and services financed with federal funds," according to Brad Brooks of REUTERS. Federal investigations have previously focused on "legacy" modernization projects "not directly tied to the Games," but federal prosecutor Leandro Mitidieri said that this newly disclosed probe "includes Olympic Park and the Deodoro area where Olympic venues are located." He said, "It's not just the physical works we're looking at -- it is contracts for services, security, everything that used federal funds." Mitidieri said that his team is "also investigating what happened to federal funds earmarked for cleaning Guanabara Bay, where Olympic sailing events will take place," and lakes that surround the main Olympic venues in western Rio's Barra neighborhood. Mitidieri "would not say if his team had uncovered any proof of corruption" -- but he added that detailed announcements about the investigation's results "would be made in coming weeks" (REUTERS, 5/26).

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