Mr Hickey, THG Sports director Kevin Mallon and eight others are accused of charges including ticket touting, money laundering, false marketing and tax evasion.
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In a decision, published last night, Judge Juliana Leal de Melo, from the Special Court for Supporters and Large Events accepted charges, which were forwarded by public prosecutor Marcus Kac on Tuesday.
Mr Hickey, who temporarily stood down as President of the Olympic Council of Ireland following his arrest on August 17, and THG director Mr Mallon have been ordered to appear at the headquarters of the Juvenile Court every 20 days and “justify their activities”.
The court has also retained their passports, ordered that the men remain in Brazil and enforced a 10pm curfew.
The case is not expected to be heard in court for several months.
The 10 must appear in court once a month, respect a 10 p.m. curfew, and can not attend any of the Paralympic events in Rio.
Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon will be returned to jail if they breach any conditions imposed on them by a court in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources have indicated that their passports could be returned in this interim, but any such decision rests with the Brazilian judiciary. Also charged is Mallon’s interpreter Barbara Zancope Carnieri. If convicted, they may face up to 10 years inside a Brazilian prison. “I wish to unify these precautionary measures”.
The Olympic Council of Ireland’s Crisis Management Sub Committee has appointed Deloitte to conduct an independent review of the OCI’s governance arrangements.
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The charge sheet includes the supply of tickets for the objective of touting, false advertising and fraud.
