Police in Rio say they have foiled a terror plot ahead of next month's Olympic Games.
Ten Brazilian nationals across 10 different states have been arrested for plotting an attack, in what officials are calling a preventative measure.
Brazil's justice minister revealed the 10 people arrested were not members of Islamic State (IS), but had tried to contact the extremist group and buy AK-47 assault rifles in neighbouring Paraguay.
Although the group were described as "absolute amateurs" by Justice Minister Alexandre Moraes, the arrests were enough for the Brazilian Government to hold an emergency meeting over Olympic security.
More than 85,000 police officers and members of Brazil's military will patrol the streets of Rio during the games, twice the number in place for the London Olympics in 2012.
New Zealand chef de mission Rob Waddell says they've noticed a strong "military presence" in the city, particularly around the athletes' village. But they've also done their bit to make sure everyone on the team stays safe.
"We've put a lot of protocol and education in place to make sure that people know what's safe and what's not, what they should do and not," he told Paul Henry on Friday morning.
"If you are going to go out, you go out in a group, you go out in daylight, you know where you're going, you let people know where you're going, you don't wear flash jewellery and hold your new phone in front of your face," he says.
"It's important to know that some parts of the city are dangerous and you shouldn't go into places you don't know and understand."
Violence isn't the only threat - a number of athletes have pulled out of the Games because the Zika virus threat. Mr Waddell says despite the international coverage, it doesn't seem to be worrying the locals.
"It's still very much recognised there's an outbreak in Brazil, but it's not what people are talking about over here. It certainly hasn't been mentioned by too many of the locals or people we've been working with."
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