SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s justice ministry says it added security personnel at the World Cup’s Castelao stadium in Fortaleza on Tuesday because there were not enough private security guards hired by the international soccer governing body FIFA.
Ministry spokeswoman Barbara Lobato says the “government made the decision to guarantee the safety of fans inside and outside the stadium.” She says the ministry does not know the reasons behind the partial absence of guards under contact to FIFA.
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