SAO PAULO – A Brazilian court has given a British executive charged in an alleged World Cup ticket-scalping scheme permission to leave the country for as long as three months.
Attorneys for Ray Whelan say they asked for the ruling in case he needs to take care of personal or professional matters. But they say he has no intention of leaving for now.
The court's press office said it could not provide details because the case falls under secrecy laws.
Whelan is charged with providing tickets to Algerian businessman Mohamadou Lamine Fofana. The two men were arrested in July and released a month later to await trial in freedom.
Fofana was also given permission to leave Brazil for three months. Calls to his attorney went unanswered.
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