Brazil Police Probe Suspected Vote-Buying for 2016 Olympics

Brazil Police Probe Suspected Vote-Buying for 2016 Olympics
Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President Carlos Arthur Nuzman (2nd L) arrives to Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sept. 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
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RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazil’s federal police on Tuesday said they raided the home of Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the national Olympic committee’s president, to probe a suspected international vote-buying scheme to secure Rio de Janeiro’s selection as the host of the 2016 Games.

Police were also serving two arrest warrants and conducting search and seizure operations as part of the investigation started nine months ago in cooperation with French authorities, a police statement said.

Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President Carlos Arthur Nuzman arrives to Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 5, 2017. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President Carlos Arthur Nuzman arrives to Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes