"A total of 85,000 security personnel will be deployed in Olympic venues and tourist areas, double the number mobilised during the London 2012 Olympics, and more than the 2014 Brazil World Cup,” according to Carlos Caicedo, senior principal analyst, IHS Country Risk. “IHS assesses that this saturation of security force deployment will be effective in containing crime, unrest and vandalism during the Olympics, as was the case during the World Cup.”

Theft hotspots include downtown Rio, particularly the areas close to Uruguaina, Presidente Vargas and Central Metro stations. Additional spots include the main hotel areas, specifically the beach promenades of Copacabana, Leblon and Ipanema, where tourists are less alert, facilitating opportunistic snatch-and-run theft. Homicide affects mostly locals in the city's slums rather than tourist zones or areas located near Olympic sites.

The total cost of the Rio Games came in at USD 4.1 billion, well below the USD 6.4 billion included in the original bidding. This compares well with the London 2012 Games, which cost USD 6.5 billion. It is also worth noting that about 70 percent of the total cost of the Rio games was funded by the private sector.

Additionally, the Federal government has also authorised extraordinary aid worth USD 850 million, which is being used to pay wages of public servants, particularly police officers, who had not received their salaries since May. This is likely to mitigate the risk of police, who protested at Rio’s Galeão international airport in late June and early July, from going on strike during the Olympic Games.

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