The football confederation Conmebol has suspended South American Cup final after an airliner carrying a Brazilian team crashed earlier.

The team was travlling to compete in the tournament in Colombia.

The LAMIA airlines plane was carrying 81 people, including members of the Chapecoense Real team of Brazil, which was to have played Colombia's Atletico Nacional in Wednesday's first final. Six people were reported to have survived.

"All activities of the confederation are suspended until further notice," Conmebol said.