The Brazilian government has played down FIFA’s concerns about the 2014 World Cup, following comments from Sepp Blatter that Brazil might not be the right country to host the tournament.
Brazil’s minister of sports Aldo Rebelo issued a note dismissing those concerns: “The success of the Confederations Cup proves Brazil is the correct choice to host the World Cup.
“As for the demonstrations, Brazil is a democratic country that guarantees its citizens full freedom of expression.”
The Confederations Cup was marred by clashes between protesters and the police, as the authorities spent on the World Cup while public services and the infra-structure remain poor.
Brazil hosted the World Cup for the first time in 1950, the tournament was also marred by poor organization, Maracanã was not fully finished until later during the competition.
