Brazil's Justice Minister Tarso Genro announced on Thursday that the Rio de Janeiro state will receive 900 million reais (511 million U.S. dollars) to ensure the security of the 2016 Olympic Games. The money will be released through the National Program of Security with Citizenship (Pronasci), a federal government initiative which is focused on preventing the violence in Brazil's main metro areas through the promotion of better living conditions for the population, especially the youngsters. 'We want to invest 900 million reais in the Pronasci, plus what was already in next year's budget,' the Minister said during a Pronasci meeting in Rio. 'The resources are specifically for Rio, for the 2016 Games' security, so that things are much better then than they are today. ' According to Genro, the money will be used to expand programs and measures that have already been started, such as an extra payment for the police officers who attend specialization classes and the investments in the technology used by the local police. The money will also help take the Peacemaking Police Units (UPP) to at least 50 shantytowns in the city. The UPPs are a new initiative being tested in a few slums in Rio, that so far have been successful in drastically reducing the violence and drug traffic in these communities. Genro added that he does not fear the discontinuation of the Pronasci after the end of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration, in 2010, because the project has already been approved by the Congress. The program is going to be carried out in 14 metro areas all over the country. 