trash and human waste before it pours into open water.
Environmentalists see the RTU’s as stopgap measures.
Minc also mentioned that co-operation was needed from Rio’s city government.
Many delays in preparing the Rio Olympics have been caused by conflicts between Brazil’s three levels of government — local, state and national.
The local organizing committee has yet to announce an operating budget, stalled because of long negotiations about which level of government will pay, and how much.
Marco Aurelio Sa Ribeiro, president of the Brazilian Sailing Confederation, acknowledged the bay was dirty, but said the sailing was good.
“Clearly the Guanabara Bay is not the cleanest place in the world, but it is a great place for sailing,” he said in an interview. “Every year at least one world championship is held here. ... The foreign sailors are extremely pleased. The wind is fantastic and the view is wonderful.”
“With 10 million people living around here, of course there is waste and sewage,” he added.
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