Argentine footballers Emiliano Martínez, Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celsowho were accused of having breached the quarantine against Covid-19 in 2021 in Saint Paulthey will have no legal obstacles to enter Rio de Janeiro ahead of Tuesday’s clash against Brazil at the Maracaná Stadium, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa).
“The entry of the players in 2021 was the subject of actions by Anvisa due to the lack of compliance with the health regulations for entry into the country that were in force at that time. In the current epidemiological context, there is no impediment to that Argentine players enter Brazil”says a statement from Anvisa Send to Telam.
The health control entity of Brazil suspended on September 5, 2021 the match between the local team and Argentina by Qualifiers of Qatar 2022 when five minutes had passed in the stadium Corinthiansin Saint Paul.
Agents of the Anvisa with the Federal police They entered the playing field to remove the players who were playing in the field at that time. United Kingdomsince a Brazilian rule indicated that they could not enter Brazil without quarantine.
Those involved were Martínez, Romero, Lo Celso and Emiliano Buendía, the only one who is not currently part of the world champion team.
Despite the scandal over the accusation against Argentinathat he violated the epidemiological standards of Brazil when forging the entry of the four players who had embarked on Londonfor Tuesday’s game there will be no immigration difficulties.
“As of May 21, 2023, there are no longer health restrictions related to Covid-19 for the entry of travelers to Brazil. With the end of the health emergency of international importance announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) “Brazil no longer requires the presentation of vaccines or tests to enter the country.”says the statement Anvisa.
In 2021, Brazil was in the middle of a severe internal dispute between Anvisa and the president Jair Bolsonarowho denied the seriousness of the pandemic but accepted that the regulatory agency placed airport restrictions on the flow of foreigners.
The four Argentines involved, who failed to comply with the quarantine against the spread of the coronaviruswere not investigated nor deported, although they had to sign a statement regarding the version of events before the Federal policewho had accused them of lying in the immigration declaration about the original destination of the trip.
At that time, Anvisa He reported that he tried at all times to prevent the four Argentines from leaving the hotel and the Corinthians Neoquimica Arena stadium.
A 2021 release from Anvisa indicated that the regulatory body recommended, in a meeting with the AFA, CBF and Conmebolthe quarantine of the four Argentine players, when it was confirmed that they provided false information and unequivocally failed to comply with Interministerial Ordinance No. 655, of 2021, which established that foreign travelers who had passed the United Kingdom, South Africa and India In the previous 14 days, they were prohibited from entering Brazil.
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