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05.10.2017Brazil: Brazilian Olympic Committee President arrested *** ARCHIVE

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BRAZILIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESIDENT ARRESTED
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL | 10 OCTOBER 2017 - ONWARDS

The president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee has been arrested amid an investigation into a vote-buying scheme to bring the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro last year.

Carlos Nuzman, who is also an honorary IOC member, was held for questioning last month by Brazilian and French authorities. They say he is a central figure in channeling $2 million to Lamine Diack, a former IOC member from Senegal who helped secure votes when Rio was picked by the IOC in 2009.

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