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Will Brazil turn World Cup stadium into jail?

Will Brazil turn World Cup stadium into jail? A judge in Brazil’s jungle state of Amazonas has suggested turning a new 200-million-euro World Cup stadium into a prison once the international tournament ends –an idea that has been swiftly rejected by local Cup organisers and residents. Brazilian World Cup organisers are banking on a new 200-million-euro stadium to attract tens of thousands of tourists and football enthusiasts to the remote rainforest state of Amazonas next summer. But with just four tournament matches scheduled there and no certain plans for its future use, a local judge wants the sports complex to… View Article