Leading IOC official: ‘I assume they and we will own to get through it’Brazil in worst recession since 1930s while Rousseff faces impeachmentThe political and economic turmoil in Brazil will “inevitably” affect next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,a senior IOC official said Wednesday, as Brazilian organizers declared that preparations remain fully on track for the games.
With the opening ceremony less than eight months away, or Brazil is dealing with severe recession,impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff and a massive corruption scandal involving state-elope oil company Petrobras.
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Source: theguardian.com