In the spotlight: the suspension of the Brazil-Argentina football match in Sao Paulo
After five minutes of play, the match between Brazil and Argentina was interrupted for breach of health rules by some Argentinian players on September 5, 2021 in Sao Paulo.
© AP / Andre Penner
Text by: Achim Lippold Follow
6 mins
Advertising
Read more
The Brazilian and Argentinian media are only talking about this: Sunday, after five minutes of play, representatives of the Anvisa health agency and the Brazilian Federal Police entered the field to end the game, amid general confusion and a very tense atmosphere. What happened ? Four Argentinian players have been accused of violating anti-Covid protocols put in place by Brazilian authorities. They should have reported that they had stayed in the UK during the 14 days prior to their arrival in Brazil.
Which would have forced them to respect a quarantine ... and therefore not be available for the meeting. Suddenly, the suspension of the match caused a huge outcry in Argentina. "
Brazil, world champion of ridicule
", headlines the sports newspaper
Olé
, describing the reasons for the suspension as "
absurd and fallacious
". "
What now?
», Asks the daily
Clarin
: Will the qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup be replayed? Or could Argentina, by decision of FIFA, be awarded the victory for this interrupted match? It is that the players of the Albiceleste hope in any case, according to
Clarin
.
On the Brazilian side, the word “
shame
” often comes up in the press to describe yesterday's incident.
According to
Folha de Sao Paulo
, the health authorities have not been very adept in their way of intervening and communicating.
And precisely about communication, the Anvisa agency gives this Monday its vision of things: it did not want to suspend the match, but wanted the four Argentinian players who had broken the sanitary rules to stay at the hotel and respect forty.
Brazil braces for pro Bolsonaro day of protest
The atmosphere is not only tense on the football field, but also on the political ground. President Jair Bolsonaro has called demonstrations for tomorrow on the occasion of Independence Day. It will be a very risky day. Some newspapers evoke a scenario similar to that of the attack on the Capitol on January 6 in Washington. Contrary to what happened in the United States, the Brazilian authorities took precautions and implemented security measures, writes the philosopher Pablo Ortellado in the newspaper
O Globo
.
But will they be sufficient? He wonders.
Because many military police officers should participate in the demonstrations, which is moreover authorized by the Constitution.
According to a military specialist interviewed by the
Carta Capital
site
, the participation of this police force is a show of force in support of the president who is in a weak position.
Tomorrow's mobilization will be a test for Jair Bolsonaro one year before the presidential election, believes this expert who does not rule out an attempted putsch on the part of the far-right president if he realizes that he does not will no longer be able to win at the ballot box.
Doubts about the introduction of bitcoin in El Salvador
El Salvador will become the first country to introduce bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday, September 7. But many doubts persist about the implementation of this measure supposed to stimulate the economy. In its editorial,
La Prensa Grafica
asks several questions which, according to the newspaper, remain unanswered for the moment: "
Has the government carried out studies on the impact on the economy of the circulation of cryptocurrency
?" What measures will be taken against money laundering
?
"
“
Will salaries and pensions also be paid in bitcoin
?
And what about the poor and illiterate people who can't (or don't) use a phone to buy bitcoin
?
The citizens have the right to have an answer to these questions
”, estimates the newspaper.
Another daily,
El Mundo
, gives voice to Salvadorians eager to use cryptocurrency.
“
For my first purchase via my phone, I will treat myself to a family meal,
” explains
El Mundo
Marvin, an entrepreneur
, to the newspaper
.
Newsletter
Receive all international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
google-play-badge_FR
Newspaper
Brazil
Argentina
Soccer