Woman dies after being struck during brawl of soccer fans in Brazil
SAO PAULO — A 23-year-old Brazilian lady died on Monday, two days after she was hit on the neck by a bottle of beer throughout a brawl between Palmeiras and Flamengo supporters.
Police mentioned a 26-year-old suspect was arrested in reference to the loss of life of Gabriela Anelli, a Palmeiras supporter.
Anelli was wounded as she tried to get into Allianz Parque Stadium in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian championship match on Saturday. Palmeiras and Flamengo drew 1-1.
Palmeiras mentioned in its social media channels that Brazilians “cannot accept that a 23-year-old woman be a victim of barbarism in a place that should be for entertainment.” The membership urged authorities to research the case as a result of it “hurts the image of Brazilian soccer.”
A separate incident befell in one other space of the identical stadium shortly earlier than Anelli was wounded, and compelled the referee to cease play twice so the tear gasoline utilized by police could possibly be dissipated.
Ednaldo Rodrigues, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, mentioned in a press release he was working with authorities “to avoid criminal and sad episodes like this from happening again.”
“Just like in the issue of racism, it is enough (of violence),” Rodrigues mentioned. “Soccer is about passion and not a place for infiltrated criminals to act with violence.”
The subsequent spherical of the Brazilian championship will stage a minute of silence in Anelli’s reminiscence.
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