Public prosecutors in Brazil claim the course will cause environmental degradation to a section of Atlantic rainforest.
But the president of Rio's 2016 organizing committee, Carlos Nuzman, insisted the proposed site would be approved.
"This is one of the best golf courses in the world
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"It's a public course and we know that we are going to face difficulties like in any place in the world."
"But the golf test event will take place next year. I don't have any doubt about that
