Overview

• Members will vote between the joint Rio–Niterói candidacy and Asunción, with 53 ballots in play and 27 required to win.
• The Brazilian dossier centers on reusing 2007 and 2016 venues and outlines US$667.5 million in Games spending across 18 sectors.
• Planned outlays cited in Rio–Niterói materials include R$667 million for operations and R$636 million for venue upgrades, with larger urban works treated as legacy.
• Major infrastructure pledges outside core Games costs include a Rio–Niterói Line 3 metro, VLT network expansion, and accelerated sanitation of Guanabara Bay.
• The COB publicly backs the Brazilian bid, while Asunción’s case follows a Pan American Junior Games marked by ticketing, media, accessibility, and transport problems.