Rio de Janeiro declares 'public calamity' over finances ahead of Olympics
- 8 years ago
Just seven weeks before the opening ceremony of the Olympics, the state government in Rio de Janeiro declared a “state of public calamity in financial administration” on Friday.
Acting governor of Rio de Janeiro Francisco Dornelles has issued a decree proclaiming that his state is facing a “public calamity,” “This crisis is preventing the state of Rio de Janeiro from honoring its commitments to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016,” He wrote.
Acting governor of Rio de Janeiro Francisco Dornelles has issued a decree proclaiming that his state is facing a “public calamity,” “This crisis is preventing the state of Rio de Janeiro from honoring its commitments to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016,” He wrote.