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Brazil arrests Olympic committee chairman on Rio 2016 corruption charges: police

Published: 05 Oct 2017 - 01:54 pm | Last Updated: 14 Nov 2021 - 08:00 pm
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AFP

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian police on Thursday arrested the chairman of the Brazilian Olympic Committee as part of a probe into alleged buying of votes to secure Rio's hosting of the 2016 Games.

Police said in a statement that Carlos Nuzman and another Olympic committee executive were arrested on suspicion of corruption, money laundering and criminal association.