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Haiti braces for Brazil

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Rarely has an international friendly upstaged a World Cup qualifier in the Caribbean, but then again, Brazil has never played Haiti in Port-au-Prince.
On Wednesday, just hours before Jamaica hosts the United States in a 2006 qualifier in Kingston, the bigger spectacle will be in Haiti, where the reigning world champions will double as diplomats and peacekeepers. In a gesture designed to reduce gun violence in Haiti, the Brazilians will play a friendly in which the price of admission to the 25,000-seat Silvio Cator Stadium will be a firearm.
The tariff may prove steep to some, but considering how much Haitians love Brazilian soccer, the historic opportunity to see Ronaldo, Ronaldinho et al may prove persuasive. Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and soccer federation president Ricardo Teixeira will be in attendance for a cause to which the Brazilians have warmed wholeheartedly.
"Ronaldo insists on being there,
[coach Carlos Alberto] Parreira insists on going," Teixeira said. "All of us in Brazil have to do our bit to end the years of fighting."
The game was the brainchild of Haiti's interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, who assumed the post after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in a coup last February. Brazil has 1,200 soldiers in Haiti as part of a United Nations force.
The game nearly afforded South Floridians a chance to catch a glimpse of Brazil before Wednesday's match. The Brazilians had agreed to stay at the Hilton Soccer Complex in Sunrise and stage a practice for public viewing at Lockhart Stadium before choosing a less complicated itinerary.
"They were all set to practice at Lockhart but decided it would be easier to go straight to the Dominican Republic before flying to Port-au-Prince," said local promoter Eddie Rodger, who books the Hilton site.
Rodger said five levels of security will be employed to assure Brazil's safety in Haiti, with U.S. and Brazilian forces
helping provide order. The team will fly helicopters to the stadium for the 2:30 p.m. match and depart the same way. Field turf has been placed over the playing surface, which might otherwise be unplayable.
The Brazilian army, in charge of security for the game in Port-au-Prince, has the main task of ensuring idolation of the visiting team by locals does not cause problems.
General Augusto Heleno Ribeiro, commander of Brazilian UN peacekeeping troops on Haiti, told Friday's O Globo newspaper: "The people here are just mad about our team and it's this huge adoration which could cause problems."
The Brazilian army, which has 1,200 men involved in the UN peacekeeping mission, has formed a rapid reaction force which could be deployed inside the stadium to help the 100 Brazilian solders and 100 Haiti policement which were originally designated for the game.
The Brazilian army will also have 360 men outside the Sylvio Castor stadium during the match which is likely to have just 15,000 spectators.