Three supporters of Argentine club Boca Juniors have been arrested in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after they imitated monkey shouts or performed the Nazi salute during a Copa Libertadores Round of 16 tie against Corinthians, officials said. local authorities on Wednesday.
The three men were arrested Tuesday evening "in flagrante delicto" at the Neo Quimica Arena stadium and spent the night in a police station, where they remain in custody, said the Sao Paulo Security Secretariat in a press release.
Two of them were arrested for "racial insult", for having imitated monkey cries in front of Corinthians supporters, and will have to pay a bail of 20,000 reais (about 3,700 euros) to be released, explained to the CNN channel. Brazil the commissioner in charge of the case.
They incur a sentence of one to three years in prison or a fine.
The third individual arrested, author of a Nazi salute, is accused of “apology for crime”, an offense punishable by three to six months in detention.
Release on bail is not possible in this case.
Two months ago, another Boca Juniors supporter was arrested after shouting monkey noises in the same stadium during a group stage match against Corinthians.
The Argentinian club was also fined last week $ 100,000 by the South American Confederation (Conmebol) for racist acts committed by its supporters during another match against Corinthians on May 17, at the La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires.
The two teams, who drew (0-0) on Tuesday evening, play the eighth-final second leg on Tuesday.
