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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