2023-05-22 12:26:34
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has joined soccer clubs and players in supporting star forward Vinícius Júnior after he was once again subjected to racist abuse at a La Liga match. Spanish league on Sunday.
The most recent incident occurred in Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss to Valencia, a game that had to be temporarily stopped after the Brazilian striker said he was insulted by a fan behind one of the goals at the stadium. Mestalla.
Valencia fans were caught on video chanting monkeys towards Vinícius, who is black.
During a press conference in Japan, within the framework of a G7 summit, Lula said that he hopes that Fifa, the Spanish League and other football bodies “take measures so that we do not allow racism and fascism to take over” the sport.
“It is not fair that a poor boy who is earning a living, and is becoming one of the best in the world, certainly the best in Real Madrid, is insulted in all the stadiums he goes to,” Lula said. Several of her ministers also supported Vinícius and criticized the Spanish League.
Brazil’s Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida, who is black, tweeted: “The conduct of the Spanish authorities and the entities that govern their football is criminal.”
“It shows an undeniable acceptance of racism,” Almeida said. Vinícius, “I will be on your side to hold accountable those who attack you, but also those who step aside”.
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes used expletives on Twitter to insult Spanish La Liga president Javier Tebas, who criticized Vinícius after the incident for his comments about the lack of action by national sports authorities every time he is subjected to racist insults during matches.
“You want to blame the victim, idiot?” Paes posted.
Ednaldo Rodrigues, the first black president of the Brazilian soccer confederation, said he was upset by the lack of action in Spain after another racist incident against Vinícius.
“How long will we have to see episodes like the one we have just witnessed, once again in the League?” Rodrigues said. “How long will we have to fight for concrete and effective measures on and off the pitch? There is no joy where there is racism”.
Flamengo, the club where Vinícius began his career, issued a statement in which he said: “It is even more shocking to know that it is not the first time and that very little has been done to combat (racism in the Spanish La Liga) and prevent To happen again”. Other Brazilian clubs made similar statements.
Many of Vinícius’s teammates on the Brazil team also expressed their support for the 22-year-old striker, who has been the target of racist abuse since moving to Spain five years ago.
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