Governor Claudio Castro takes part in the fight at the Rock in Rio.

Rio de Janeiro state governor Claudio Castro got into a fight with actor Rodrigo Pena, who previously worked for Globo. The altercation happened in the early hours of Saturday the 21st during Rock in Rio.

Claudio Castro was leaving the box with his family to walk around the VIP area of ​​the festival, when the actor approached. This situation happened during the performance of singer Katy Perry on the Palco Mundo program.

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Pena reportedly called Castro “the worst governor ever” and cursed at the politician who retaliated for the insults. His wife, Anelin, joined the fray with more profanity. The actor said on social media that he questioned Castro about the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UiRJ), which was stormed by striking students a month ago. At that time, the court order ordered the building to be vacated..

“Castro ordered his followers to beat me, I was kicked and cursed,” Pena said, noting that he was attacked by military police in Rio, but the posts were deleted from the social network.

The politician’s security guards reportedly insisted for 15 minutes that the journalist who was following the fight hand over his cell phone and delete the records he had made.

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In a note, Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro He says the actor had a “dark voice and a dark tongue” and that he “started saying profanities.”

The government also commented that Pena had bragged about the situation, saying he was proud “to have spat on the governor’s jacket.” The statement denied that there had been an assault by the politician’s security guards.

See Claudio Castro’s note

“Rodrigo Pena approached Governor Claudio Castro with aggressive and extremely insulting language, while he was calmly walking with his wife Annalyn through the reserved area of ​​Roque in Rio. His tongue rolled and he started uttering profanities. To prove his lack of tact, Pena boasts on his social networks about the crimes and says he is proud to have spit on the governor’s jacket. The incident in question is an offensive, disrespectful and disgusting insult to the governor and his wife, as it would be to any citizen. Contrary to what Pena has stated, there was no aggression by the security forces.“

Read also: “Rio de Janeiro in a state of collapse,” a report by Branca Nunes published in issue 178 of Revista Oeste magazine.