Dozens of Brazilian supporters were injured in a crush in Belem, trying to see the national team train for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Venezuela.
Pictures showed chaotic scenes at the Mangueirao stadium in Belem.
Report say the stadium was full an hour before the open practice was due to start when fans who had been unable to get in forced open the gates.
In scenes similar to Hillsborough in England, fans were seen running, falling over each other and being trampled.
Riot police were brought in and used pepper spray to try to control the situation.
Belem police chief Roberto Damaceno was quoted as saying the stadium’s capacity was about 45,000, although there may have been 55,000 inside and 15,000 outside unable to get in.
Despite the chaos, the training session went ahead as planned.
