Protestors disturb official visit to new World Cup stadium

About 50 protestors interrupted a visit by the Secretary General of FIFA to a new stadium in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.

According to BBC News, the protestors condemned the Brazilian government for spending so much money on the stadium and on other World Cup preparations. Critics said that the money would be better spent funding public education and health.

The government has also been under fire for building a stadium of more than forty thousand seats in a state which does not have a team in Brazil's top football division. In response, the Brazilian government claimed that hosting World Cup matches in this area will draw worldwide attention to the natural beauty of the site. 

The completed stadium will cost about $230 million.

_{source: BBC News}