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Rio Olympics security plan not intensified after Paris attacks

Xinhua, November 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Top security official for Rio de Janeiro's state government said Thursday till now there has been no intensification towards Rio Olympics' security plan after the coordinated attacks in Paris.

   Jose Mariano Beltrame, Rio's state security secretary, said to foreign media that it would be up to the federal government to make a change of plans in response to a threat, but so far no intensifications has been requested.

   "Nothing has changed," said Beltrame. "We have received no request or information from Brasilia that would make us alter what is already planned."

   According to the Brazil's secretary for extraordinary events, Andrei Rodrigues, the security budget of 930 million reals (243.5 million U.S. dollars) was not changed, but Brazil will strengthen international cooperation to handle the security of the Olympics.

   Some 85,000 agents will participate in the Olympics' security forces, among policemen and armed forces soldiers. 

   Brazil has never been the site of terrorist attacks, and is not regarded as a primary target for ISIS. However, the fact that Rio will host the Olympic Games made the country a more possible target, as the games has been targeted by terrorist groups in the past.  Endi