World Cup worries grow for Brazil
The World Cup venue in Curitiba pictured in October 2012.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Brazilian judge halts work on World Cup stadium in Curitiba
- Judge states workers in dangers of "being buried" and "other serious risks"
- Meeting to be held Friday to determine when work can be restarted
- World Cup starts on June 12 next year
The Arena de Baixada,
also known as Estadio Joaquim Américo Guimarães, is in the city of
Curitiba. The stadium is scheduled to host four group stage matches next
June.
But Judge Lorena Colnago has suspended all work on the arena after declaring that workers were at serious risk of being injured
An inspection will be
held before work can resume after the judge stated that workers were in
danger of "being buried, run over, falling from heights and being hit by
material, among other serious risks."
According to the Labor
Court's press officer, Marcos Piso, the papers to suspend construction
will be received by the venue's construction company CAP/SA Thursday.
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A meeting between the
building firm and court inspectors has been scheduled for Friday to
broker a deal and move the project forward.
The stadium, which is
owned by the Atletico Paranaense club, already had its original plans
curtailed when the installation of a retractable roof was postponed
until after the tournament.
That decision followed a
visit from FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, who had declared that
all stadiums would have to be ready by December.
In August, Brazil's
sports minister Aldo Rebelo relayed concerns over delays at five
stadiums being built for next year's June 12-July 13 tournament.
The opening game of the
2014 World Cup will be played in Sao Paulo, with the final set to take
place at the world famous Maracana in Rio de Janeiro -- which reopened
this year after lengthy renovations.
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