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Temer spoke to IOC president Thomas Bach by telephone and
assured him the games will take place as planned, Picciani told
reporters after a meeting with Brazil's new president, who
replaced suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday.
Picciani, a young politician from Rio, said preparations for the
global sports event were on schedule and security for the games
was guaranteed, playing down differences with the new Defense
Minister Raul Jungmann.
Jungmann told the Estado de S.Paulo newspaper over the weekend
he was worried about security provisions for foreign dignitaries
and the failure of foreign intelligence agencies to cooperated
with Brazil on potential terrorist attacks.
Picciani said the differences were overcome in the meeting with
Temer. "There are issues that have to be resolved, but they are
provided for within the government plan," Picciani said.
The Defense Ministry will deploy 38,000 troops for security
during the Olympics to back 47,000 police and civil defense
personnel in Rio de Janeiro.
Political turmoil over Rousseff's impeachment, the risk of crime
and an outbreak of the Zika virus have threatened to keep
visitors away from the games that kick off on August 5.
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Michael Perry)
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