The tournament is set to start Sunday, but Tite said after a World Cup qualifying win against Ecuador on Friday that he and his players will not declare until Tuesday whether they will participate.
Richarlison opened the scoring in the 65th minute on Friday at the Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre and Neymar added the second from the spot
The Copa America, awarded to defending champion Brazil after Argentina and Colombia were dropped as co-hosts, has become a contentious issue amid surging COVID-19 cases in the region.
Brazil coach Tite said the 38-year-old Alves and the 36-year-old Silva were called up because they are “athletes who happen to play soccer.”
The six-time winner of the FIFA's World Player of the Year award has been ordered to self-isolate.
Brazil's soccer confederation on Thursday confirmed Neymar will not play in the South American qualifying match on Tuesday in Montevideo.
The Brazilian soccer confederation said late Tuesday that Lyon forward Lucas Paquetá will replace Coutinho for matches against Venezuela on Nov. 13 and Uruguay four days later.
Neymar has scored 64 goals for Brazil, overtaking country's legendary footballer Ronaldo, who has 62 goals to his name for the national side.
Brazil thrashed Bolivia 5-0 in Sao Paulo on Friday, but will travel to Peru, a team that qualified for the last World Cup and pulled off a 2-2 draw with Paraguay in Asuncion.
Lionel Messi and Neymar return to national team duty this week to launch World Cup qualifying campaigns that the South American superstars hope will lead to glory in Qatar in 2022.
Australia, Norway and New Zealand are among other countries and regions to provide equal pay to their men's and women's teams.
The Brazilian Football Confederation also said in a statement it will support Colombia's bid against Japan and the joint candidacy of Australia and New Zealand.
The 35-year-old is contracted to Flamengo until December but is expected to begin negotiating a new deal in the coming weeks.
Since guiding Brazil to victory at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Scolari has held coaching roles in five different countries.
Brazil coach Tite announced his team list on Friday for World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and at Peru. Real Madrid forwards Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo were left out.
Pele has suffered a series of health problems in recent years, including a urinary tract infection that left him hospitalised for 13 days last April.
Brazil reached the final after overcoming a two-goal deficit to beat tournament favourite France 3-2, and had to come back again to capture the under-17 title for the first time since 2003.
Neymar was replaced by midfielder Philippe Coutinho on Sunday after feeling an injury in his left thigh.
Roberto Firmino opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a lob over the goalkeeper, but Famara Diedhiou equalized from the penalty spot just before the end of the first half.
The 27-year-old has been jeered by many PSG fans this season after a failed bid to return to his former club Barcelona in the European summer, reports Xinhua news agency.
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