Brazil and Uruguay have agreed to close their land border for the next 30 days, AFP quoted the Uruguayan foreign minister as saying.

“Brazil has just issued a decree, which is the one we agreed upon, and we will issue a mirror decree” in the next few hours, Ernesto Talvi said in a statement.

According to the Brazilian ministerial decree, only Brazilian citizens or residents, as well as Uruguayans who have Brazilian spouses or children, may enter from the neighboring country while foreign transport may continue to cross the border in both directions.