A court in Brazil has ordered the suspension of all construction work at a World Cup football stadium in the city of Manaus where a builder fell to his death.
The Public Prosecutor's Office had asked for all work be halted until the company responsible presented a detailed report on the safety conditions of the site, the BBC reports.
The Arena Manaus football stadium in Manaus, Brazil. Photo: AFP
The Arena da Amazonia is one of six World Cup stadiums where construction is running behind schedule.
Construction worker Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira plunged more than 30 metres from a roof at the stadium building site and died on Saturday in a hospital in Manaus.
Hours later, another worker died of a heart attack at a nearby site. His family said he was overworked.
Half the 12 stadiums being built for the tournament are behind schedule. Authorities say working conditions are "unacceptably dangerous" and the contractors could be fined.
In its request for work to be halted the Public Prosecutor's Office said it cannot allow the urgency of finishing construction for the 2014 World Cup to be at the cost of the life and well-being of those working on it.
Work had already been suspended until Sunday after the death of the builder by contracting firm Andrade Gutierrez. The contractors said they had opened an investigation.
But with the court decision, if work is carried out at the site on Monday, the firm could be told to pay fines of up to $US43,000.
The builders' union is discussing whether to strike over working conditions.
The stadium in the Amazonian jungle city is where the England team will open their 2014 World Cup campaign, playing against Italy.
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.
