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Putin grants Russian citizenship to Brazilian football player Mario Fernandes

CSKA FC player Mario Fernandes, who applied for a Russian passport in May this year, is not going to renounce his Brazilian citizenship

© Sergey Fadeichev/TASS

MOSCOW, July 13 /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin granted Russian citizenship to Brazilian football player Mario Fernandes in a presidential decree published by the Internet portal of legal information on Wednesday.

CSKA FC player Mario Fernandes, who applied for a Russian passport in May this year, is not going to renounce his Brazilian citizenship.

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