IOC lawyers in touch with Brazil over Rio Games chief

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends an Executive Board meeting of the IOC in Lima, Peru September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

LIMA (Reuters) - Lawyers for the International Olympic Committee on Monday contacted Brazilian judicial authorities to request any evidence regarding the involvement of Rio de Janeiro Olympics chief in alleged corruption, IOC chief Thomas Bach said.

Brazilian investigators said last week politicians and IOC member Carlos Nuzman, the head of the national Olympic committee and subsequent Rio Games chief, had arranged a $2 million bribe to bring the 2016 games to Rio de Janeiro, despite the city having the worst conditions to host the event.