Rio de Janeiro (24 June 2014) – As a result of intense surveillance and integrated efforts between national security forces, 32 barra bravas - Argentine football fans with a history of violence - have been prevented from entering Brazil since the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Two additional barra bravas have been located in Brazil and notified they must leave the country within 72 hours.

The security action is part of a cooperation agreement between Brazil and Argentina.  As part of the agreement, Argentina has shared a list of over 2,000 names of Argentine fans with a history of violence in stadiums with Brazilian authorities. 

Of the 32 barra bravas prevented from entering the country, 18 were traveling by air and 14 were using land routes. According to Brazil’s Federal Highway Police, 90 percent of the foreigners in transit to the match between Argentina and Nigeria on Wednesday (25 June) declared that they do not have tickets and are interested only in the pre- and post-match celebrations.

International Cooperation
The Center for International Cooperation of the Brazilian Federal Police is currently hosting 200 professionals from the 31 other countries with national teams playing in the World Cup, as well as from five other guest nations and members from the United Nations, Interpol and Ameripol.

Each participating delegation is operating in Brazil with an average of seven members, four of which travel alongside their respective national teams and work in uniform in the stadiums in which their national team plays. These foreign field officers are familiar with their team’s fans and can assist with strategic and prompt intervention efforts. They operate unarmed, and rely on Brazilian public safety authorities for assistance.

The three other members of each delegation are stationed at the Cooperation Center in Brasilia. They assist Brazilian authorities by sharing access to relevant databases and by conducting remote surveillance of all stadiums and movements of the national teams through cameras that feed footage directly to a video wall installed at the Center. Members from all international delegations work in the same physical space, allowing for a constant exchange of information.

Source: Brazilian Ministry of Justice

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