Brazilian Federal Police prevent three more hooligans from entering the country.
Argentinians with a history of violence in football stadiums were prevented from entering Brazil; the Federal Police stopped two of them on Tuesday the 8th and one on Monday the 7th, when the fans were trying to reach the country through the border of Rio Grande do Sul.
Ivan Richard - Reporter for Agência Brasil
Three more barrabravas, Argentinians with a history of violence in football stadiums, were prevented from entering Brazil. The Federal Police stopped two of them yesterday (8) and one on Monday (7), when the fans tried to reach the country through the border of Rio Grande do Sul.
Since the start of the World Cup, 44 hooligans have been prevented from entering Brazil. In Rio Grande do Sul alone, 28 Argentinian fans were barred, as they were on a list of violent supporters.
Of these, two attempted to cross the border more than once. One was prevented from entering Brazil when trying to cross the border in the Rio Grande do Sul cities of Uruguaiana and then São Borja. The other attempted to enter Brazil through Salgado Filho International Airport and then Uruguaiana.
On Saturday (5), Pablo Álvarez, known as a barrabrava leader, was arrested at the National Stadium in Brasília.
Working in conjunction with the Brazilian Federal Police since the start of the World Cup, Argentine authorities have released a list with more than 2 names of Argentine fans who participate in violent factions of football team supporters.