The Brazilian Federal Police have announced that the 85 foreign citizens who invaded the FIFA Media Center at Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, 18 June, will be notified to leave the country within a maximum of 72 hours. 

The sanction applied is grounded on Brazil’s Foreigner’s Statute (Estatuto do Estrangeiro). In case the notification is not fulfilled, the foreign citizens in question will be subject to summary deportation by the Federal Police.

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