The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Organizing Committee addresses the public to clarify its position on the consequences of the approval, by the Chamber of Parliament, of a new model of the division of the income for the exploration of petroleum in national territory. During the process of candidature, the Brazilian government presented a number of guarantees that were included as part of the contract signed with the International Olympic Committee and became one of the Brazilian State’s obligations, represented by the federal, state and municipal government, according to their specific constitutional competences. The reduction of income for the exploration of petroleum will leave the state of Rio de Janeiro without the resources to do the necessary construction work for the Rio 2016 Games. Any decision that affects the capacity of the State of Rio de Janeiro to fulfill their many obligations has a negative impact on the organization of the games and, if it is not remedied, it will represent a breach in the contract. The Rio 2016 Committee has complete confidence that the legislative powers will take these facts into consideration, avoiding that the country, in a return to the past, disobeys the obligations they took on. The Rio 2016 Committee makes itself available to the governor Sérgio Cabral, to fight for Rio de Janeiro’s rights and for the reliable compliance with the obligations taken on in an international contract. Carlos Arthur Nuzman 2016 Olympic Games Organizing Committee President