The case was recorded in the duel between athletes from the cities of Paraguaçu Paulista (SP) and Assis (SP), played on Friday (21). According to the incident report, the racist offenses were recorded during the game’s social media broadcast by the Assis Volleyball Association (AVA).

At a certain point in the video, a member of the team launches a series of offensive comments against Jhonata Pontes, a setter for the Paraguaçu Paulista team, calling the victim a woman, in remarks also of a homophobic nature. (see above).

“Horrible ugly, what is this black woman doing? Ugly black woman”the player said in the middle of the Instagram broadcast.

Then, the team member from Assis continues to insult the adversary, with pejorative comments on the phenotypic characteristics of the victim: “I don’t like her, leave her alone, if I grab her hair, I’m going to tear everything out of her, hard hair”.

On g1, Jhonata revealed that he found out about the offenses as soon as he left the court. According to him, the lines, in addition to generating outrage, also brought sadness due to hostility amid an environment that has always been welcoming to him.

“In volleyball, I found refuge to escape all my problems. Inside the court, I found family and friends to overcome my problems. To learn that there is no more room for prejudices and racism, the Internet is not a land of lawlessness”, he points out. out.

After the repercussions of the case, the video was removed from social media. The matter has been registered as a racial slur and is being investigated by civilian police.

“I hope justice will be done in the form of the law. Unfortunately, I am only one number among many who suffer from racism. My color is not an offense, my color is my origin and the story of a people who have always been oppressed and are exhausted from being belittled,” he said.

Repudiation on social networks

On the same day of the duel, which ended in a victory in 2 sets for the Assisi team, Vôlei Paraguaçu issued a note of repudiation on his profile on social networks against the offenses suffered by his player. The team specifies that it “will take the necessary measures against this unacceptable crime”.

“We know that we work in the training of athletes, that the rivalry between the municipalities of Assis and Paraguaçu has existed for years and has always remained and must remain within the court. Today it was not like Regardless of the outcome, our athlete was the victim of a crime, yes, a crime of racism, and such attitudes must be exposed and punished in accordance with the law,” the statement read. (read the full note at the end of the article).

The Assis Volleyball Association also commented on the case on social media. The club said the author of the harmful comments has been identified and is a “minor”.

“Associação Vôlei Assis emphasizes that it vehemently repudiates all practices of racism and/or racial insults, against anyone, also informing that in its team, people with such attitudes have no place”, concludes club note (read the full note at the end of the report).

Asked about the case, the State Department of Sports, responsible for organizing the competition, in a note sent to g1 Monday evening (24), repudiated “the episodes of racism and homophobia recorded during the match”.

The file also indicated “to be at the disposal of the civil police for the proper investigation and punishment of the offenders, since the matter has already been the subject of a police report by the victim”.

Finally, the secretariat said that the “disciplinary committee is analyzing the request for the exclusion of the Assis team from the tournament, requested by official letter this Monday by the direction of sports and leisure of Paraguaçu Paulista”. The decision should be announced within the week.

Full note from Volei Paraguaçu:

“Today we enter the grounds of the 39th Youth Games in the city of maracai and we face the team of Seatedwho won by 2 sets to 0.

We know that we are working on the training of athletes, that the rivalry between the municipalities of Seated and Paraguaçu has been around for years, and has always remained and should remain within the court.

Today wasn’t like that. Whatever the outcome, our athlete was the victim of a crime, yes, a crime of racism, and such attitudes must be exposed and punished according to law.

During the transmission made by the page of the opposing team, now deleted, we can see that in the video the term ‘preta ugly’ is used as a pejorative adjective, with the aim of offending and insulting the race of our ferryman.

We, from Vôlei Paraguaçu, are aware of this situation that our athlete has had to go through, and we wish strength and resilience.”

Full statement from the Volleyball Association of Seated:

Faced with the regrettable episode that occurred last Friday, 03/21, during the Volleyball match between the teams of Seated It is paraguacu paulistathe volleyball association Seated comes to the public to express themselves and share their thoughts on the facts caused on this occasion, as well as to give all their support and solidarity to the athlete from the city of Paraguaçu.

Well, as reported in recent days, in a Live broadcast by AVA, an athlete, a minor, has uttered racist offenses against the athlete of the opposing team, which we will never be able to accept, given the seriousness remarks. Thus, duly identifying the author of the aforementioned remarks, AVA, in the person of the team coach, immediately withdrew the athlete from his activities with the group, I also suspend all the links he has with the ‘equipped with Seatedhere, in no case would he be complicit and would not accept such attitudes.

In addition, the Volleyball Association Seated, deeply regrets what happened, given that he does not tolerate any type of prejudice, whether sexual, racial or religious, always protesting for greater respect between people. We also inform you that we have contacted the technician of the paraguacu paulistaMrs. Darlene, as well as with her athlete, for whom we offer all our solidarity and make ourselves available for any help that may be necessary.

Finally, the Volleyball Association Seated emphasizes that he vehemently repudiates any practice of racism and/or racial slur against anyone, also informing that people with such attitudes have no place in his team.

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