The Bleacher Report said tweets about the water break that was called in the 39th minute of the game flooded in. Citing The Weather Channel report, the humidity in Manaus was reportedly at 70%.
Reuters said over a thousand people had gathered initially to commemorate the anniversary of a similar protest against a transit fare hike. However, it has been observed that such protests are a flash point for deep-seated frustrations on certain social issues like poverty and government spending.
An ambulance service assistant area manager Rob Marsh said that while emergency services personnel do understand the severity of England's loss to Uruguay in the World Cup, they do not condone the type of behavior made towards them, especially at the time when they are just doing their jobs.
Police believed that some of the fans who have purchased the hard-to-get-by tickets on the black market tried to pass them off as legitimate purchases by coming into matches supposedly disabled and in wheelchairs. The news report said that many of the concession tickets reserved for the disabled had fallen into unscrupulous individuals.
