Rio Judge: 5 Days To Decide To Move 3 Olympic Course Holes
/The farce that is Rio de Janeiro, where the 2016 Olympic Golf Course was fully permitted until someone decided it wasn't, continues as Judge Eduardo Antonio Klausner has ruled that the city and developer have five days upon publication of his decision to decide if they plan to relocate three holes or else face a project shutdown. 
The judge wants to know if they agree to "immediately" move three holes and redesign part of the course to make way for a wildlife corridor that will help preserve a local nature reserve, a demand made by local prosecutors.
The public prosecutor's office is taking on the city government and the golf course developer in a lawsuit that contends environmental rules were breached in building the course, which had been billed as one of the highlights of the Rio Games.
In the decision announced Monday, judge Eduardo Antonio Klausner denied a request to give more time for the two sides to negotiate and said the city and the developer have five days to confirm whether or not they'll re-design the disputed sections of the course.
