Football officials are meeting in Brazil amid violent clashes between police and protesters less than a week before the start of the World Cup.
Fifa’s executive committee are meeting in Sao Paulo to discuss the unrest, the prospect of several unfinished stadiums and renewed allegations of corruption surrounding Qatar’s successful bid for the 2022 tournament.
Police in Brazil have used tear gas and batons to break up protests in the city that will host the first game of the World Cup in five days’ time.
A strike by subway workers in Sao Paulo affected millions of commuters and caused massive traffic jams on the night of the national team’s final warm-up match before their opening game against Croatia on Thursday.
Across town there was a separate anti-government demonstration in which protesters blocked the street in front of the Central Bank in a protest against the economic policies of President Dilma Rousseff.
Police pushed back picketing strikers inside a central station after commuters tried to enter. Three of the city’s five lines were disrupted, causing bumper-to-bumper traffic to stretch as far as 155 miles (251km) as commuters turned to cars or buses.
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