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Rio de Janeiro Announces Security Training with U.S. Agents

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A day after tragic events unfolded in Brussels, authorities in Rio de Janeiro announced an anti-terrorism training program that leverages agents of the Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) from the American Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

Seventy police officers and firefighters took part in the anti-terrorism course, launched for security forces that will be active during the 2016 Olympics (August 5th - 21st).

Embratur, Brazil’s Institute of Tourism, estimated that 350,000 to 500,000 . . .

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