France, Brazil to share intelligence ahead of Rio Games in 2016


A man walks in front of the Olympic Stadium, undergoing renovation to stage athletic competitions during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

BRASILIA (Reuters) - France will share counterterrorism intelligence with Brazil ahead of next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the foreign ministers of both countries said in a press conference in Brasilia on Sunday.

France's foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, in Brazil to discuss the upcoming U.N. climate summit in Paris later this month, said French intelligence officials could provide Brazil with information about potential threats.

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