Six hundred additional military police will be assigned to Sunday's World Cup match at Rio's Maracana stadium after almost 100 un-ticketed Chilean fans rampaged through the stadium media center before the last game, according to Reuters.
Coronel Jose Luis Castro, head of military police for Rio de Janeiro state, said Friday the reinforcements will be used to beef up the 2,500 military police that had already been assigned to the game, Reuters reported.
Around 600 trainee police officers will join roughly 3,000 police officers already deployed for matches at the stadium and an extra set of barriers will be set up at key points for security checks before fans get close to the perimeter fence, according to Reuters.
Jose Luis Castro, a commander with Rio's military police force, said the new barriers would prevent a build-up of supporters without tickets immediately outside the stadium and prevent people from forcing their way in, Reuters reported.
FIFA's director of security Ralf Mutschke called the security lapse before Wednesday's 2-0 victory by Chile over Spain "embarrassing," according to Reuters.
Four days earlier, at least 10 Argentine fans were detained after jumping fences at the famous stadium to see their team play Bosnia-Herzegovina, Reuters reported.
The number of private security workers at Sunday's match will also be increased from the 1,037 at the last game, according to Reuters.
On Wednesday, Chile fans pushed down a perimeter fence outside the Maracana and about 200 supporters rushed into a media centre, desperately trying to find a way into the stands to watch their team play Spain, Reuters reported. The arrested fans were held briefly before being given 72 hours to leave Brazil or face forced deportation.
Other new security measures included extending a planned half-day public holiday in Rio to a full-day holiday on Wednesday, when France are due to play Ecuador, to reduce the number of people around the stadium, according to Reuters. Traffic will be barred from streets in the area for longer periods than for previous games.
"If a situation gets to the point where the measures that are being taken are not enough, we could think about other, more complex measures," said Roberto Alzir, head of major events with the Rio state security secretariat, Reuters reported.
The stadium is due to host a match between Belgium and Russia on Sunday followed by France v Ecuador, according to Reuters. A second-round match, a quarter-final and the final of the tournament are also due to be played at the iconic stadium.
