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A worker has been killed in Brazil after falling from the roof of a stadium being built in the Amazon region for the 2014 football World Cup. | |
Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, 22, died in hospital in Manaus after falling nearly 35m (115ft). | |
Hours later, another worker died of a heart attack at a nearby site. His family said he was overworked. | |
The builders' union is discussing whether to strike over working conditions. | |
Several construction workers have now died at venues connected with the World Cup as Brazil rushes to complete its stadiums on schedule. | |
Two were killed in an accident on 27 November when a crane fell and destroyed parts of Sao Paulo's Arena Corinthians, which will host the opening game on 12 June. | |
That accident delayed the stadium's completion date by several months. It is now expected to be ready in mid-April. | |
'Sunday to Sunday' | |
Andrade Gutierrez, the company building the Manaus stadium, said Mr Ferreira had been employed by a company subcontracted to construct the stadium's cover. | |
It said work had been halted until Sunday. | It said work had been halted until Sunday. |
But the death of a second worker, at a convention centre building site, led to new calls by the union to begin a strike from Monday. | |
The body of Jose Antonio da Silva Nascimento, 49, was found late on Saturday morning at the new building, which will host meetings during the World Cup. | |
His death may not be connected with the working conditions, but relatives said he was under pressure because the work was behind schedule. | |
"He worked from Sunday to Sunday," sister-in-law Priscila Soares told O Globo newspaper. | |
The stadium in the Amazonian jungle city is where the England team will open their 2014 World Cup campaign, playing against Italy. | |
Brazil has admitted it is struggling to have all 12 venues completed on time. Six venues are ready; the other six have missed this month's deadline set by Fifa - the world's football governing body. | |
The country's preparations for the World Cup have also been hit by cost overruns and public protests over what is seen as wasted resources. | The country's preparations for the World Cup have also been hit by cost overruns and public protests over what is seen as wasted resources. |
Last week Fifa's General Secretary Jerome Valcke appealed to Brazilians to support the contest saying it was the "wrong time" to protest. | Last week Fifa's General Secretary Jerome Valcke appealed to Brazilians to support the contest saying it was the "wrong time" to protest. |