The Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio Grande do Sul wants to reassess the relocation of Grêmio fans.
The Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) has requested that the police open an investigation to analyze the images and identify more fans involved in the brawl after the game against Inter in the final of the Campeonato Gaúcho – Grêmio was defeated 2-1; in total, 225 seats, a bathroom, and an elevator were damaged, representing a loss of R$ 100; two fans involved have already been identified and are banned from attending stadiums while the process is underway; Grêmio may also face charges of racial slurs.
Rio Grande do Sul 247 – The Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) requested that the police open an investigation so that the images can be analyzed and more fans identified as participants in the brawl after the game against Inter in the final of the Campeonato Gaúcho – the tricolor team was defeated 2-1. In total, 225 seats, a bathroom, and an elevator were damaged, representing a loss of R$ 100. Two fans involved have already been identified and are banned from attending stadiums while the process is underway.
The head of the Prosecutor's Office for Sports Fans, José Francisco Mendes Seabra Júnior, had to protect himself from chairs thrown by some Grêmio fans. The prosecutor was in the lower tier of the Beira-Rio stadium to closely monitor any incidents when the commotion began.
"I saw a 12-year-old child get hit in the head. I had to dodge to avoid being hit. We will take measures to ensure that this savagery does not happen again," said Seabra. (Information from Zero Hora.)
The clashes on the way to the Beira-Rio stadium for Grêmio fans also worry the prosecutor. He advocates a reassessment of how the fans are being transported. Before the match, public security authorities proposed that the fans be transported in buses escorted by the Military Police. But Grêmio reported that it was unable to provide the vehicles.
"We want to reach 10% of visiting fans, but we have to guarantee safety. Clubs cannot shirk their responsibility to participate in this effort and ensure the safe movement of their fans," he stated.
Alleged racial slur
Grêmio fans may also face charges of racial abuse. The Attorney General's Office of the Sports Justice Tribunal of the Rio Grande do Sul Football Federation will analyze a video showing a Grêmio fan in the upper stands of the Beira-Rio stadium imitating a monkey and pointing towards the lower stands, possibly in the direction of an Inter fan.
"I will watch the video and analyze what happened and whether it is possible to verify who this fan was addressing," said the Attorney General of the TJD, Alberto Franco. In the video, posted on Twitter on Monday morning (4), a Grêmio fan, wearing a club hat and the white training shirt from 2014, also shouts: "Shut up, monkey. It's you, monkey."