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I don’t mean to be pessimistic, but I suspect the police in Brazil are going to have to something about their numbers before the World Cup hits the country in 2014.

Luckily, drinking is prohibited in Brazilian stadia in order to minimise violence. Imagine if all those people were… wait, what? FIFA have demanded that the ban be lifted for the duration of the competition? And Brazil have reluctantly agreed?

Oh Lordy.