The father of Brazilian striker
Endrick
suffered an act of racism after the match in which
Brazil
defeated
Venezuela
by two goals to one in the
Under 23 Olympic Qualifiers
that are taking place in their final phase at the National Brígido Iriarte stadium in Caracas.
The event was recorded in a video that the same player uploaded as a story to his Instagram account in which it is observed how a young fan with the Vinotinto shirt imitates a monkey directing his gaze to the stands where the team's family was. player.
In the same publication Endrick apologized to his father for the unpleasant episode: "Sorry for that moment, dad. Sorry godfather for that moment."
After the incident, the
Brazilian Football Confederation
(CBF) expressed its rejection through a statement: "The CBF repudiates the acts of racism committed against family members of the player Endrick that occurred on Thursday night at the Brígido Iriarte Stadium, in Caracas, during and after the match in which the Brazilian Pre-Olympic Team beat Venezuela 2-1. The demonstrations were directed in particular against Endrick's father, Douglas Ramos. They made gestures imitating monkeys."
MORE UM CASE OF RACISM AGAINST BRAZILIANS
Endrick posted in his stories a video in which a Venezuelan “torcedor” imitates a macaco for his pai, who was attending the Pré-Olímpic game.
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— Diário de Torcedor (@DiarioGols) February 9, 2024
As soon as he was informed about the episode, the head of the delegation of the Brazilian team in Venezuela, Daniel Vasconcelos, representing the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, expressed his solidarity with the athlete and his family.
The CBF was the first national football entity in the world to adopt in the General Competition Regulations the possibility of
sanctioning
a club in cases of racism.
The novelty was included in the RGC 2023. Since 2022, the CBF has carried out a series of campaigns to combat racism in football.
And it has a Working Group that permanently discusses the issue.
Young Venezuelan fan imitates a monkey at the Brígido Iriarte National Stadium in Caracas during the Pre-Olympic
The "Brazilian jewel" will play for Real Madrid from June and will have to adapt to the context of the Spanish League where several of his compatriots (Vinícius, Rodrygo and at some point Dani Alves) have suffered racism from the fans.
However, he was already consulted about this in some interviews, making his position clear: "When I arrive at Real Madrid and receive racist insults in some Spanish stadium, I will look at them and laugh, it is the best thing I can do: ignore them," he responded. the young man.
Brazil is preparing for a decisive match on Sunday when it faces Argentina, a commitment that will decide the future of both teams that aspire to get one of the two tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympics.