The primary investigators in Brazil 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.
The lead prosecutor told Reuters that federal investigations have previously focused on "legacy" modernization projects not directly tied to the Games but this newly disclosed probe includes Olympic Park and the Deodoro area where Olympic venues are located.
"It's not just the physical works we're looking at - it is contracts for services, security, everything that used federal funds," federal prosecutor Leandro Mitidieri told Reuters from his Rio de Janeiro office.
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.
The lead prosecutor told Reuters that federal investigations have previously focused on "legacy" modernization projects not directly tied to the Games but this newly disclosed probe includes Olympic Park and the Deodoro area where Olympic venues are located.
"It's not just the physical works we're looking at - it is contracts for services, security, everything that used federal funds," federal prosecutor Leandro Mitidieri told Reuters from his Rio de Janeiro office.
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.
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