Giuliani to Beef Up Rio’s Security

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Updated Apr. 25, 2017 11:27AM EDT / Published Dec. 04, 2009 1:51PM EST

Here’s another setback for the Rudy-as-senator rumor. Brazilian officials announced Thursday that they will hire Rudy Giuliani as a long-term security adviser for the 2016 Olympic Games. "He's going to help us with day-to-day security," said the governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral. The new job is raising questions about whether the former mayor of New York City is still considering a run for office, but the New York Daily News says the contract will "not preclude him from running for U.S. Senate," which some say Giuliani is considering.

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Giuliani to Beef Up Rio’s Security