The Brazilian Government is striving to prevent the entry into Brazil of supporters considered as “problem supporters” in their home countries, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™.
According to information in the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, the recently created Special Secretariat for Major Events has requested that the heads of Police in seven countries, including England which has in the past been notorious for its hooligans, supply the police records of violent supporters who may arrive in Brazil, so that they may have their visa applications denied.
In the case of those countries that do not need a visa for Brazil, the Police have promised to step up border controls and also bar the problem supporter if he or she is identified.
According to the newspaper, more than 45 thousand people will be called up for security during the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, not to mention the Armed Forces and the Civil Defense.
Apart from England, the Police Forces of Argentina, Poland, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and South Africa have been notified.
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