Latin America

Brazilian federal prosecutors have issued formal charges against Carlos Nuzman, the figurehead of the 2016 summer Olympic Games and former president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), along with five other officials in the scandal surrounding the bidding process which saw Rio de Janeiro secure hosting rights to the event.

Paulo Wanderley has been elected to replace Carlos Nuzman as president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) after the latter confirmed his resignation yesterday (Wednesday) following his arrest last week for allegedly ‘buying’ votes for Rio’s successful bid for the 2016 summer Olympics.

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has today (Friday) suspended Carlos Nuzman after the president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) was arrested amid a probe into an alleged vote-buying scandal.

Brazilian federal prosecutors have claimed to have uncovered evidence that payments allegedly made to secure Rio’s hosting rights for the 2016 summer Olympic Games surpassed $2m (€1.7m).

Carlos Nuzman, the president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and figurehead of the Rio 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, was arrested earlier today (Thursday) amid a probe into an alleged vote-buying scandal.

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay have confirmed a joint bid to host football’s 2030 Fifa World Cup while Ghana has set its sights on the 2038 edition of the tournament, as well as the summer Olympic Games as part of an ambitious 40-year national development plan.

The committee behind the joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico for the 2026 edition of football’s Fifa World Cup has narrowed down the list of potential host cities as it moves to the next stage of the application process.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has rescheduled its 2017 World Para Swimming and World Para Powerlifting Championships to run between November 27 and December 7 after local authorities in Mexico City said they are keen to use the event to demonstrate the Mexican capital’s recovery following last month’s devastating earthquake.

French banking group Société Générale has defended its anti-corruption practices after being implicated in the scandal surrounding the assignment of hosting rights to the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, along with other major sporting events.

Motor racing will return to Switzerland for the first time in more than 60 years following the announcement that Zurich will join Santiago, Sao Paulo and Rome as new venues on the 2017-18 Formula E calendar.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has postponed the World Para Swimming and World Para Powerlifting Championships that had been due to take pace in Mexico City later this month after the city was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake yesterday (Tuesday).

The International Olympic Committee’s lawyers have contacted Brazilian investigators to request evidence surrounding allegations of wrongdoing by Carlos Nuzman, the former head of the organising committee for the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games.

A total of 41 cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States have expressed an interest in hosting matches as part of North America’s bid for the 2026 edition of football’s Fifa World Cup.

Latin American telecommunications group América Móvil (AMX) has said it has sealed an agreement to sell its 30 per cent stake in a group of Mexican football clubs, adding that the move will allow it to continue developing its efforts in the sports content sphere.

The home of Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), has been raided by the country’s federal police as part of an investigation into suspicions of vote-buying in the build-up to the award of the hosting rights for the 2016 summer Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro.

The President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, has today (Thursday) announced that his country will join Argentina and Uruguay’s joint bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup national team football tournament.