© Reuters / Amanda Perobell
A World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Argentina was abruptly suspended on Sunday after officials determined that four players had broken quarantine rules that had been implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Brazilian officials had singled out four Premier League players from the Argentine team who had reportedly broken preventative COVID-19 protocols. The offending players - identified as Emiliano Buendia, Emiliano Martinez, Cristiano Romero and Giovani Lo Celso - had all traveled from the UK.
Video of the incident shows players gathering around a group of Brazilian health officials who had invaded the pitch to single out the players. Coverage from the game revealed that authorities were attempting to round up the group and have them deported.
Argentina's players subsequently walked off the grounds once the game was stopped. The event took place just a few minutes into the match.
The incident unfolded a few hours after ANVISA, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, informed football officials that the four Argentine player needed to isolate and would not be able to play in the match. The regulatory body came forward in the case after it was determined the players had given "false" information upon entering the country.
It remains unclear whether the game will be resumed.
Comment: The tyrannical police state is getting even more powerful in every part of the world. The so-called "Health Regulatory Agencies" in almost every country in the world became the modern inquisition. They can do whatever they want with people in the name of "public health."
The Orwellian totalitarian society became our reality today. But don't worry, It is all for our own good.
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