Ex-head of Brazilian Olympic Committee gets 30 years in prison for corruption - reports

Brasilia [Brazil], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The former head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, 79-year-old Carlos Arthur Nuzman, was sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in prison for buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympic Games, media reported on Friday.

The court verdict was made public on Thursday.

Nuzman was found guilty of corruption, forming a criminal organization, money laundering and tax evasi