Carlos Arthur Nuzman, 79, was the head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee for over two decades.
The former head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, has been sentenced to 30 years and 11 months behind bars for allegedly buying votes for the city of Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics. The 79-year-old former volleyball player for the Brazilian national team served as the country’s top Olympics official for over two decades. Nuzman, who also headed the Rio 2016 organizing committee, was found guilty of corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and criminal organization, according to the Brazilian news portal G1. The ruling was announced Thursday by Judge Marcelo Bretas from the 7th Criminal Court in Rio de Janeiro. “The culpability is high, as Carlos Arthur Nuzman was the main creator of the illicit scheme examined in these records and thus acted taking advantage of the high position achieved over 22 years as President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, which is why his conduct must be valued more rigorously than that of any corrupt person,” Bretas wrote in his 50-page ruling.
