Brazil President, Dilma Rousseff Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has reportedly told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that there is a “high-risk” the vital metro-line due to link the main hub at Barra de Tijuca for this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games with the rest of the city will not be ready in time for the opening of the event in August. In an email, entitled “strictly confidential” but obtained by O Globo, Paes asked the IOC to consider extending the BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) system, which involves exclusive lanes for public transport, as a contingency plan. “In recent
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