Interesting. The Brazilian theory starts to add some credibility about what might have actually happened.
Remember:
They did not call the police. Lochte’s mom started the hubbub with interviews
They were “very” drunk
They are young energetic and physically fit athletes high on emotion from victory.
The police come to them and ask if they got robbed. They are short of $400 and may not even remember all the details. But when a gun is pointed at you. The brain starts to catalog and retain stuff. Then they start to explain in a way that leaves out why someone might have legitimately been demanding some money from them?
Let’s see how it unfolds. The story indicates there is video footage of the whole event. Lochte may have lied to his mother because he needed some money to get home. Mom goes nuts over the danger her baby is in and runs to the media?
I think you have it.
See my #93.