Brazil halts top football league as flooding death toll rises
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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has postponed the next two rounds of the country's top league due to severe floods.
In a statement issued late on Wednesday, the CBF said it accepted a request from 15 of the top flight's 20 clubs to pause the season.
"We cannot forget that sport and society walk hand in hand, and cannot separate in such a difficult moment for t