The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) denounced the act of racism committed on Tuesday at the Paris stadium, when a fan threw a banana at striker Richarlison during a national team match.
The CBF reinforces its position against discrimination and vehemently repudiates another chapter of racism in football,” the organization said on its Twitter profile after Brazil’s victory over 5-1 over Tunisia in the last friendly match in preparation for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, expressed his “repudiation” and I remembered that all people are “equal regardless of color, race or religion”.
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Before the start of the match, the Brazilian team took a banner to the Paris pitch with the message: “Without our black players, we would not have stars on our shirts”, in honor of the black players who shone in the Brazilian five. world titles.
Fighting racism is not a cause, but a fundamental change to erase this type of crime from the planet. I insist on saying that the punishments should be more severeRodrigues said.
Several Brazilian players have been victims of acts of racism, most recently in Spain, where a journalist and rival fans hurled racist insults at striker Vinicius Junior before Real Madrid’s match against Atletico Madrid.
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Source: Observadora
