Xinhua News Agency, Rio de Janeiro, May 31 (reporter Zhao Yan, Chen Weihua) Brazilian Attorney General Morro signed an agreement with Argentine Security Minister Burridge on the 31st, confirming that the two countries will share information about more than 5,000 fans with violent criminal records, make sure they do not enter Brazil during the Copa America.
The Argentine government also said that if these fans still entered Brazilian territory, Brazil could prohibit them from entering the stadium of the match.
Morro said: “This agreement is only a small part of Brazil’s security measures to ensure America’s Cup. We will do our best to prevent and properly handle any emergencies.”
According to information from the Argentine government, there are about 5400 fans who have entered the “blacklist” and have been banned from entering the stadium in Argentina, including 950 “football hooligans” supporting riverbed team and 900 “football hooligans” supporting Boca youth team “.
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice will enter this information in the immigration control system to prohibit them from entering Brazil.
The first match of Argentina in this America’s Cup will be held in El Salvador, the northeastern city of Brazil, on June 15. The opponent is Columbia, and the other two teams in the same group are Paraguay and Qatar.
