Police will require Rafael Ramos’ lip-reading expertise to assess accusations of racial slander – 15/05/2022 – Esporte

The Civil Police in Porto Alegre will ask the IGP (Instituto Geral de Perícias) to read the tongue of the moment when midfielder Edenelson, of Internacional, said, Corinthians accuse Rafael Ramos of racist slursduring the match between the teams held on Saturday (14), at the Beira Rio Stadium, next to Brazilian Championship.

According to delegate Ana Luisa Caruso, in charge of the second civilian police station in the capital, Rio Grande do Sul, an investigation will be opened to investigate the case on Monday (16), when the application is submitted to the IGP.

The a sheetThe delegate said she should request the player’s indictment from the São Paulo team. “In principle, given the context of evidence that we formed yesterday (14), when we held the hearings, of both the author of the truth and Edenelson, we came to the conclusion that we would, in principle, refer her to the indictment.”

Also according to the person in charge of the case, the athlete from Rio Grande do Sul reported that he had a conversation with a player from CorinthiansHe was hoping for an apology. “How did you not come? [o pedido]”He ended up making the decision to start the criminal case,” the delegate said.

And delegate Carlo Vitarelli, Rafael Ramos, was arrested, two hours after the match, and is still inside the Beira Rio stadium. According to delegate Ana Luisa Caruso, Corinthians paid R$10,000 bail, and the athlete was released.

In his testimony, Ramos denied calling Edenelson a “monkey”. According to him, what he said at the time was “Brother, damn it.”

After what happened, Edenilson spoke on Instagram. He began by saying that he “knew what he had heard” and that he sought the Corinthian athlete “to come out and apologize, after all we make mistakes and it is our right to admit it.”

However, the Internacional player wrote, “He kept saying I had misunderstood.” “I did not get it wrong,” he added, “I searched for him because of the respect I had for some members of Corinth, and so that he might have a chance to redeem himself.”

About the conversation with the player from the Rio Grande do Sul team, Rafael Ramos stated that he “has a clear head and conscience and that” it was all a misunderstanding”.

In a note, Internacional reported that “that it It is unacceptable that events of this nature continue to occur in 2022, there is no room for racism in our society.”

Also, in a statement, Corinthians said it does not condone racism, and that “Paying bail does not imply an admission of guilt, allowing an athlete to defend themselves freely in the investigation.”

According to the head of the OAB-SP (Brazilian Bar Association) Racial Equality Commission, Irapuã Santana, in such cases, the body of evidence in an investigation usually includes the testimonies of those involved and witnesses, as well as experience from any audio and photos.

He said that “any item that establishes the truth, as long as it was obtained in a legal way and does not harm the rights of the accused, can be considered as evidence within criminal proceedings.” “From there, the prosecution and defense can present any elements that may prove guilt or lack of guilt.”

The act of racial slur would have occurred in the 30th minute of the second half, when the two players had fallen out following a match dispute. When the ball went out to the side, the Colorado athlete addressed referee Braulio da Silva Machado to report that he was going to be nicknamed “The Monkey.”

The verdict was also summoned to testify, which contributed to the civil police’s decision to arrest the crime in flagrante delicto.

In Brazil, one of the more repercussions, which also included the arrest of a player, occurred in 2005, when Argentine Leandro Desabato received a vote in prison at the Morumbi stadium shortly after the match between Sao Paulo and Quilmez (Argentina), in favor of the Libertadores.

At the time, he was accused of a racist offense against striker Graphite, who remembers his opponent calling him “black shit,” he reported. He said in a recent interview with a sheet. Desato also announced his release on bail and was released to return to his country.

Rafael Ramos will respond to the operation freely. He even traveled with Corinthians to Argentina, where the team faces Boca Juniors on Tuesday (17), in order to Editors.

According to the Observatory of Racial Discrimination, between 2014 and 2021, 330 episodes involving suspected racism and racial slurs were recorded in Brazilian football, with last year’s numbers (53) still preliminary.

As of 2020, none of the cases monitored by the entity ended with a penalty in the criminal sphere. Of the total, only 49 have been judged by Sports Justice (TJD/STJD), and 30 have received penalties. Most of the penalties were in the form of a fine (between 400 and 50 thousand Brazilian reais) and/or suspension. Only three episodes were penalized by the loss of field command, and two by the loss of points.

In addition, four cases have been prosecuted and punished within the scope of the South American Football Confederation, with fines ranging from US$10,000 to US$20,000.

According to the survey, 70% of the recorded episodes took place in stadiums, 23% on the Internet, and 6% in other places.

The Brazilian states with the most complaints – as well as the only states with identified cases each year since 2014 – are Rio Grande do Sul (29.4%), São Paulo (14.7%) and Minas Gerais (7.4%).

For Marcelo de Carvalho, executive director of the Observatory on Racial Discrimination in Football, those numbers are linked to impunity.

“As much as we sanction some cases, there is no more effective punishment. In some cases, even with all possible elements to punish those involved, as in cases involving clubs, the club ends up being acquitted because the football club cannot be punished for the act of one.” Fans, for example,” Carvalho said.

According to him, when a penalty occurs, it is usually a fine of low value and this amount is not aimed at combating racism.

“At this moment, when we see an increasing number of cases, we need to work with sanctions. And work primarily with accountability of clubs. If a club is punished for racism, then this fine should be directed at a campaign to fight racism.”