Eventually seven arrests was carried out by the Spanish police after the latest cases of racist violence against the victim Vinicius Jr. real Madridwhich caused a strong reaction inside and outside Spain.

In particular, the police arrested four people suspected of having hung an effigy of Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior on a bridge in Madrid.

The image of the Brazilian in a T-shirt and a sign on the bridge that read “Madrid hates Real Madrid” appeared on Sunday before the game between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.

Spanish authorities say they detained Vinicius on January 4 in connection with the effigy incident.#GRSport#NiajeNiaje pic.twitter.com/34I4Gyeomj

— Ghetto Radio (@GhettoRadio895) May 23, 2023

At the same time, Valencia police made arrests of three suspects as part of an investigation into racist slogans against Vinicius in the same match. According to the official statement, it is three young people who allegedly threw racial slurs at the Brazilian striker.

Recall that Sunday’s game was stopped for almost 10 minutes when the 22-year-old striker recognized a Valencia fan who verbally attacked him with racist characteristics, and videos of fans chanting racist slogans against him in a dance went viral on social networks. .

Every trip outside the home brings an unpleasant surprise. E foram muitas nessa temporada. Desejos de morte, boneco enforcado, muitos gritos criminosos… Tudo registrado.

But speech always falls into “casos isolados”, “um torcedor”. No, these are not isolated cases. San episodes… pic.twitter.com/aSCMrt0CR8

Vinny Jr. (@vinijr) May 22, 2023

Rage for… Brazil

Two incidents on Sunday, a scarecrow and racist characterization during a match, prompted anger of politicians, athletes, citizens inside and outside of Spain, but also the reaction of both the Real Madrid coach and the player himself, when both spoke of “racist league“.

“Before criticizing and slandering the league, be properly informed,” Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, replied, saying that Vinicius did not attend a meeting on racism in Spanish stadiums.

1. Neither Spain nor @La Liga is racist, it’s not fair to talk about it.

2. In @La Liga we report and fight racism in the strongest possible way within our competence.

3. This season we reported nine incidents of racist slurs (eight were against @vinijr). We always identify… https://t.co/KFXHOJv6cb

— Javier Tebas Medrano (@Tebasjavier) May 22, 2023

However, Luis Rubiales, President of the Spanish Football Federation, acknowledged that The Spanish league “has a serious problem of racism that stigmatizes the entire teaman entire fanbase, an entire club, an entire country.”

It is expected that the prosecutor’s office will decide whether to open a criminal case into the incident.

Vinicius became the target of racist attacks many times this seasonwhich prompted the intervention of the Brazilian government, which required an urgent meeting with Spanish ministers, prosecutors and the football federation.

According to La Liga, they were represented eight complaints for incidents against Vinicius this season, but none have yet resulted in sanctions. The only measures taken by clubs such as Valladolid or Mallorca have withdrawn membership for a certain period from identified fans.

It is noted that the leadership of Valencia assured that the identity of the fan who threw racist characteristics against Vinicius on Sunday was established and the rest are now being sought. The Spanish club finally promised to “ban identified fans from entering the stadium for life.”

Source: BBC/ESPN.