“It’s a normal thing that we have seen in Rio,” spokesman Mario Andrada said. Wednesday’s operation took place as hundreds of thousands of athletes and tourists have begun arriving in Rio for the Games. Two weeks before the 2007 Pan-American Games in Rio, 19 people were killed in Alemão during shootouts with police. In their original bid to host the Games, local organizers had promised “extensively improved security” in Rio and have guaranteed Olympics visitors they would be safe. While the Opening Ceremonies in Rio are still two days away, Olympic matches for women’s soccer opened today in three cities: Rio, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 03, 2016 19:18 UTC