Overview
- Security officers detained Lautaro “Beni” Mármol and Patricio “Pato” Perrotta after they used credentials from a prior event to bypass three security checkpoints at Hard Rock Stadium during the Colombia–Portugal match on Saturday.
- The Miami‑Dade arrest report quotes Mármol saying he intended to livestream the match and Perrotta saying he was contracted by a media company while acknowledging the credentials were for a different event.
- A judge found probable cause to charge both with interfering with a sporting or entertainment event, set bail at $2,500 each, and the creators’ manager said the bail was paid and their release was expected shortly.
- The sheriff’s office released detention photos that circulated widely and the arrests generated major attention online because the pair have hundreds of thousands of followers on YouTube and other platforms.
- Florida tightened penalties for unauthorized entry at large events after security failures at the 2024 Copa América final, the charge can carry up to five years in aggravated cases, and the pair must avoid stadiums while the case proceeds.