Sao Paulo state prosecutor Christiano Jorge Santos will be the one investigating the controvery regarding the FIFA World Cup 2014 where Afro-Brazilian soap stars Lazaro Ramos and Camila Pitanga weren't chosen and instead hire TV presenter Rodrigo Hilbert and his model wife Fernanda Lima as a racist issue in presenting and hosting World Cup draw in Bahia.

"I opened the investigation due to the suspicion of a crime of racism on the part of FIFA, or by the company they selected to organise the show, GEO Eventos," Santos told Reuters, while The Sun reports him as adding: "Racism is a serious matter in Brazil. We need to find out if a crime was committed. We do not want the image of our people to be whitened or distorted."

The governing body of football, FIFA, on the other hand denied claims that their decision was a racist matter since the selection of Lima and Hilbert - who are white - has nothing to do with any racism concerns but it is a decision which have already agreed upon years before after the two became presenters for the preliminary draw two years ago.

FIFA has denied the claims, saying in a statement to Reuters: "The selection of Fernanda Lima and Rodrigo Hilbert was mainly based on the positive experience made during the launch of the official emblem and the preliminary draw."

They added that: "FIFA's stance against any form of discrimination and racism which is even enshrined in our various regulations amongst others is well known."

The FIFA World Cup 2014 will take place in June 12 up to July 13 and will be held in Brazil. The last World Cup was held in South Africa in 2010. This will be the second time for Brazil to host the event, the previous being in 1950.