SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Work on an airport outside Sao Paulo was partially suspended on Friday because of unsafe working conditions in the rush to prepare for the World Cup, all but guaranteeing the private operator would miss a crucial deadline for a new terminal.
Viracopos airport, controlled by Brazilian concessionaries UTC and Triunfo and France's Egis Airport Operation, risks a fine of up to 170 million reais (45.69 million pounds) for missing a Sunday deadline to deliver the terminal.
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