The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced that the eighth round of Serie A of the Brazilian Championship, scheduled for this weekend, will have a campaign to combat racism. The demonstration will involve players from the 20 clubs in the competition, in addition to the referees scheduled for the ten matches on Saturday and Sunday (27 and 28). The action will be carried out after the racist offenses made to the Brazilian Vinícius Júnior, Real Madrid striker, in the game against Valencia, last Sunday (23), for the Spanish Championship. A day earlier, goalkeeper Caíque, from Ypiranga (RS), denounced an Altos (PI) fan who called him “grape black”, in a duel in Série C of the Brasileirão. According to the CBF, the players will wear shirts with the phrase “With racism there is no game”, which will also be stamped on the captains’ banners, on the referees’ coins, on the balls, in the stadiums and on advertising signs. When the start of the matches is authorized, the athletes will sit on the lawn for 30 seconds, in support of the campaign. “We have the support of every fan. Racism is a brutal crime and should be banned from stadiums. Enough of prejudice,” said CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues, the first black person to head the entity, to the confederation’s website. Prejudiced manifestations, such as racist or homophobic, became punishable in sports in Brazilian football, according to the General Regulation of Competitions of the CBF for this year. The team can be warned, have to pay a fine limited to R$ 500,000, be prevented from registering athletes and even lose points. South American The most recent case of racism involving Brazilian athletes occurred on Wednesday (24), in the match between Santos and Audax Italiano, at the El Teniente Stadium, in Rancagua, Chile. During the game, valid for the fourth round of the Copa Sudamericana, defender Joaquim and striker Ângelo were targeted by local fans, with racial offenses and gestures imitating monkeys. In a note, Santos informs that it made a complaint to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), which has not yet manifested itself. In March last year, Conmebol increased the weight of punishments in cases of prejudice, after several racist acts against Brazilians in matches valid for continental tournaments, during the first half. The minimum fine increased from R$ 150,000 to R$ 500,000. The framed club may still have to act with the stands closed.
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