Brazil top court greenlights Copa America despite COVID fears

The Supreme Court clears the way for the one-year delayed and relocated football tournament to go ahead in three days.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country can host the Copa America despite the coronavirus pandemic, clearing the way for the troubled football tournament to go ahead in three days. In an extraordinary virtual session held on Thursday, a majority of the high court’s 11 justices decided against plaintiffs who argued the South American championships posed an unacceptable health risk. Various judges, however, ordered the government to take additional safety measures.