hey federal government In the ordinance published on Tuesday night, the rules for the entry of foreigners into the country were relaxed. In addition to ending the ban on flights to and from the United Kingdom, South Africa and India, the rule still does not include the requirement of proof of vaccination for entry into Brazilian territory – unlike other governments. The change in rules was disclosed in an additional edition of the Diario Official da Unio (DOU).
The ban on flights from the UK was in effect since December 2020, when the local government identified a new mutation of the new coronavirus at greatest risk of contagion: Delta. South Africa and India were later included for the same reasons. Currently, this strain is already spreading widely in Brazil.
The update of the ordinance also rescinded the ban on entry into Brazil of foreigners who had passed through these countries in the past 14 days.
The measure follows the CBF’s extraordinary request for the admission of nine Brazilian players who play in England football Nil and Nil – the last summoned is Aston Villa defensive midfielder Douglas Luiz – and also participate in Uruguay and Manchester United striker Edison Cavani. Takes . The match between Brazil and Uruguay will be held in Manaus on the 14th.
On 17 September, the CBF sent a special request to the federal government for the release of Brazilian players playing English and Cavani football. The purpose of this process is to have no problem with these athletes coming to dispute the match. There is no quarantine requirement, which eventually led to Brazil x Argentina being suspended in So Paulo in September.
Four Argentine players playing in England entered the country without revealing their previous visit to the United Kingdom, which violated Brazilian rules. The National Health Monitoring Agency (ANVISA) informed Argentina and then took to the field to disrupt the South American Classic.
