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Fires, Looting, And Mass Robbery In Brazil After Team's World Cup Loss

Hundreds of fans forced to leave Copacabana beach after a mass robbery.

This afternoon, Brazil suffered one of the worst defeats in World Cup history, giving up five goals in the first 29 minutes of the match, en route to a 7–1 loss to Germany.

Around halftime, fans were spotted burning the national flag.

Torcedores revoltados com o placar do jogo queimam a bandeira do Brasil na Vila Madalena #vejaspnacopa

Then hundreds of fans who were watching the game at Copacabana Beach in Rio were forced to flee as a gang of young men carried out a mass robbery, stealing bags and jewelry from the large crowd.

As the night continued, several isolated incidents took place in different cities, including looting an electronics store and setting a bus station on fire, which may be related to the transportation strikes since buses were attacked.

Extra police were called in to take back control of Copacabana Beach…

Antimotines llegan a Copacabana V໚ @FairPlayPanama @JhonyMosquera @DatitosRivera

And dozens of guards were placed in the stadium following the Brazil-Germany match today to ensure safety.

In the meanwhile the guards all prepared to control the situation. #BRAvsGER #WorldCup #Brazil

So far, no arrests have been made following these incidents.