A judge has been asked to call an "immediate" halt to construction work at a World Cup stadium in Brazil where England is due to play, after two workers died.
England is due to face Italy at the Arena Amazonia, Manaus, on June 14.
The public prosecutor's office in Brazil's northern state of Amazonia says conditions at the stadium are "unacceptably dangerous".
The office made its request after a 22-year-old construction worker plunged to his death from the roof in the early hours of Saturday.
Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira was the fifth stadium worker at Brazil's World Cup stadiums to die after a similar tragedy at the same venue earlier this year.
There was also a double fatality in Sao Paulo last month and another death last year in the capital, Brasilia.
Two construction workers have died during the building of the arena The latest tragedy barely six months from kick-off has heightened safety worries and risks further delaying completion of the required stadiums.
But, in a 13-page critical assessment, the Manaus public prosecutor's office reiterated its demand for an "urgent and immediate halt" to work on the venue, regardless of the looming World Cup start.
The company overseeing construction, Andrade Gutierrez, stopped work Saturday as a mark of respect after Mr Ferreira plunged 115ft (35 metres) while working on the roof of the £122m ($200m), 42,000-seat arena.
The prosecutor's office identified a litany of problems to resolve before work could recommence.
It noted that it had cited several violations of "health and safety worker protection norms" even before the March death of a 49-year-old worker at the venue.
The safety of those working high above the ground is of concern There remained "serious problems" at the venue regarding safety for those working high above the ground, it said.
It pleaded for all "necessary measures to prevent serious and imminent risk" to worker safety, including ensuring scaffolding was properly fixed after identifying irregularities.
"The public prosecutor's office cannot allow the urgency of finishing a construction for the 2014 World Cup to be taken care of at the cost of the life and well-being of those working on it," it said.
Andrade Gutierrez now faces a daily fine of 100,000 reais (£28,000) if it does not fully comply with judicial safety regulations.
Local construction union leader Cicero Custodio has said workers were ready to strike if conditions did not improve.
"Workers at the Amazonia Arena are being ill-treated," said Custodio. "We are being ignored by the authorities.
"It is disgraceful that lives are being put at risk through working night shifts at dangerous sites to make construction deadlines."
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