Brazil's Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani poses for picture after an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
BRASILIA (Reuters) - All infrastructure for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be ready before they begin in August, including a much-delayed metro line, Brazil's newly appointed Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani said in an interview on Wednesday.
Picciani was appointed by interim President Michel Temer, who took over last week from President Dilma Rousseff after she was suspended to face trial for allegedly breaking budget rules.
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