Pat Hickey told not to leave Brazil

Pat Hickey, who has temporarily stepped aside as president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, has been told not to leave Brazil until police conclude their investigations of the multimillion-euro ticket-touting claims — which could take a number of months.

Mr Hickey was told of the clear restrictions on his travel as he was formally released from the notorious Bangu 10 jail in Rio de Janeiro yesterday afternoon.

Mr Hickey was arrested on August 17 at his luxury hotel as it emerged many of the 823 tickets found in the possession of 36-year-old Dubliner and THG director Kevin James Mallon when he was arrested on August 5 came from the Olympic Council of Ireland.