SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge ordered construction to prevent on the podium Amazonia within the jungle city of Manaus, local media same on Sunday, the day when a employee died when falling off the stadium's roof.
Public prosecutors asked for work to halt pending investigations seeking to ensure workers' safety when the American stateath of Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, the fifth journeyman to die in stadiums being designed to host the 2014 tourney of football in twelve cities.
"As of twelve noon nowadays the work is prohibited," prosecuting attorney Jorsinei Dourado do Nascimento told Globo News. "The notice has already been delivered."
It was not clear if the order applied to the entire stadium or just the roof.
The regional labor court did not answer phone calls requesting confirmation.
Andrade Gutierrez, the Brazilian firm building the Amazon arena, could request an injunction to allow work to continue. the company wasn't immediately accessible for comment.
Manaus is scheduled to host four tourney games in june, including high-profile encounters involving teams from European nation, Italy, the United States and portugal. The stadium is supposed to be ready by January 15.
Preparations for the competition - the first to be command in South America since 1978 - are stricken by delays, accidents, price overruns, and public anger over government waste that contributed to huge nationwide street protests last year.
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