The ministry on Monday summoned Spain’s ambassador to explain the situation following the latest incident on Sunday, when racist insults were hurled at the black top-scoring forward for Real Madrid.
“Given the seriousness of the facts and the occurrence of another unacceptable episode, the Brazilian government deeply regrets that effective measures have not yet been taken to prevent and avoid the recurrence of these acts of racism,” the statement said. have been done.” ,
The Foreign Ministry confirmed that Ambassador Mar Fernandez Palacios was asked to inform about the incident which prompted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to call on FIFA and LaLiga to prevent football stadiums from taking root.
Video posted on social media and verified by Reuters showed hundreds of Valencia fans singing “Vinicius is a monkey” as Real Madrid’s bus arrived at Valencia’s stadium ahead of Sunday’s match.
The game was halted for 10 minutes after the 22-year-old forward, Real Madrid’s second top scorer in all competitions this season on 23, pointed out fans who made racist comments at him. Vinicius Jr. was sent off for his reaction during the incident.
Brazil’s deputy foreign minister, Maria Laura da Rocha, said she was shocked by the repeated racist attacks on the player.
“Vinicius Junior got a red card for not enduring all that. Racism should have been given a red card.
Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer landmark turned off its lights on Monday night in a show of solidarity for the Real Madrid forward.
The archdiocese of Sanctuaries, which manages the memorial, said on Instagram that the lights had been turned off “as a symbol of the collective fight against racism and in solidarity with the player and all those who suffer prejudice around the world”.
(Reporting by Anthony Boodle; Editing by Mark Porter, Christian Reddage and Peter Rutherford)