“In light of these statements, which are inadequate and unacceptable comments for any type of relationship, the Brazilian government is going to send a letter to Blatter telling him it no longer accepts Secretary-General Valcke as an interlocutor," Mr Rebelo said.
“The secretary-general made an evaluation that does not correspond to the facts or the reality."
The move would still see the local organising committee deal with FIFA, just not with Mr Valcke who enflamed the relationship with his comments this week, which the Sports Minister insists are contradictory to FIFA"s inspection report from January.
Brazil would work with other local Fifa organisers but not Mr Valcke, who Mr Rebelo said had contradicted comments Fifa itself had made after a visit in January.
“I don"t understand why things are not moving," Mr Valcke had said on a visit to London. “The concern is that nothing is made or prepared to receive so many people, because the world wants to go to Brazil. I am sorry to say but things are not working in Brazil."
Continuing he said that Brazil needed a ‘kick up the backside" regarding its preparations.
Responding to the snub, Mr Valcke called the snub ‘puerile": “If [I"m] the problem because nothing has happened over the five years… because I made, wow, one comment saying things are not working well and I for once said exactly what is happening in Brazil"
“If the result is they don"t want to talk to me any more, I"m not the guy they want to work with, that"s a bit puerile."
The Brazilian government and FIFA have fallen out on several issues regarding the World Cup, with one of the most divisive problems being the sale of alcohol at stadiums.
This is banned under Brazilian law, but is a regulation of FIFA"s hosting of the tournament, due to the sponsorship of a prominent beer brand.
