After a request by lawyers for Hickey, who was also the head of the Olympic Council of Ireland, the court said the 71-year-old Irishman could leave the maximum security prison where he has been detained since his arrest Aug. 10.
Hickey must surrender his passport, the court said, and remain in Brazil until the investigation into the alleged ticket scheme is completed.
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(Reporting by Rodrigo Viga Gaier; Writing by Paulo Prada; Editing by Daniel Flynn)
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