Brasilia: The visiting head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is "confident about Brazil's security plans for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games," a report said on Saturday.

IOC Executive Director Christophe Dubi spoke to reporters in Rio on Friday, describing the security plans as "robust," and commending the level of cooperation between Brazilian security forces and foreign intelligence services, Xinhua reported citing the Agencia Brasil news agency as saying.