The Qatari government said the committee’s “findings are inaccurate,” and that the individuals named as hotel guests are “private citizens.” The committee said that they have the last name of the ruling family. Qatari officials and connected companies spent at least $307,941 at the Trump hotel from late 2017 through mid-2018, according to the Oversight Committee’s findings. The Saudi revenues for the Trump hotel came during a period when Saudi Arabia and the UAE were lobbying the Trump administration to support them during their blockade against economic rival Qatar. Overall sales were expected to generate 1 billion reais ($403 million), but the recession means it will probably be less.The Saudi Defense Ministry spent $85,961 during a one-week stay in March 2018, including renting several $10,500 suites, according to the Oversight Committee findings. The cheaper versions are expected to account for 60 percent of sales and 40 percent of revenue, Multini said. The Brazilian real has fallen 46 percent against the dollar since Rio was awarded the Games. The two-tiered pricing also means Rio 2016 can capture the enthusiasm of Olympic tourists who are buying, essentially, at a discount. “If you have a ($16) T-shirt, we feel most of the population will be able to engage with our product.” “The best way to combat piracy is by using product,” Multini said in an interview.

Rio 2016’s strategy is designed to beat counterfeiters at their own game and to appeal to locals in a country where the average minimum wage is 880 reais ($355) a month, said Sylmara Multini, head of licensing at Rio 2016. Olympic organizers typically license souvenirs at only one price, then aggressively go after cheap fakes. Article content Dado Galdieri / Bloomberg Photo by Dado Galdieri / Bloomberg

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