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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Rio 2016 Committee and the PCERJ (Rio Civilian Police) are working together to establish a dedicated police station to deal with criminal incidents involving Olympic and Paralympic clients.
Lima Castro, media integration security manager from the Rio 2016 Committee, said during this week's Olympics press operations briefing that the dedicated police station will be located beside the athletes' park in Rio's Barra with an area of 300 square meters, and the unit will be operational 24 hours a day with a concentration of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, officials, media and other related staff.
However due to the budget issue, Castro admitted that the number of police personnel, to be transferred from other police station in the city, is still unknown.
Street crime in Rio has always been a headache issue. Officials say they will deploy some 85,000 security personnel in total, double the number used at the London 2012 Games, to guarantee the security of the Rio Olympics.
