Overview
- City leaders announced a temporary curfew that began Friday night and runs from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to curb violence tied to public World Cup watch gatherings.
- Officials also ordered no new venue entry after 7 p.m. and a citywide last call at 9:30 p.m. to reduce large crowds during matches.
- Police say the World Cup-related incidents have left nine people shot, two stabbed and about 75 people arrested across several events.
- Brockton is using state and local mutual aid and has requested National Guard support while detectives continue investigations and seek suspects from multiple scenes.
- The measures have divided residents and hit local businesses that rely on match crowds in a city where roughly one in five residents are Cape Verdean and matches carry strong cultural weight.