The MPF (Federal Prosecutor) investigates possible omission of (Brazilian Football Confederation), in the case of racism suffered by Palmeiras player Luighi Souza, 18. The aggression took place in the match against Cerro Porteño for the Copa Libertadores U-20, on March 6. Paraguayan fans mimicked monkeys and spit on the direction of Palmeirenses athletes. 
The civil inquiry determines an alleged negligence in defending the player, in actions that would not have been taken by the CBF, such as: asking for access to the Precedent, questioning the interruption of the match and not contesting the $ 50,000 fine, considered small, applied against the Paraguayan team.
In addition, the MPF wants CBF explanations about the statements of Conmebol President Alejandro Dominguez. On Monday (17.mar.2025), he used an analogy with monkey when talking about Brazilian clubs outside the Libertadores, which would be like “Tarzan Sem Chita”.
The newscast Repórter Brasil Tarde, from TV Brazil, and EBCshowed the video with the statement. The presenter Luciana Barreto reinforced the importance of the confederations and soccer clubs to implement anti -racist policies.
But after the comment, the journalist was the subject of offenses on social networks.
“Many of these comments are in Spanish. Which means that there are a lot of people anchoring the possibility of being abroad and committing a crime of racism. Now there are many Brazilians also committing a crime against me. I wanted to say, of course, to denounce. We are already taking legal action. And most importantly: no one will silence me, no.
In a statement, the Brasil Communication Company repudiated the racist aggressions suffered by the journalist and announced that it will take appropriate legal action.
The CBF has 10 days to answer the questions of the Federal Prosecutor.
On the subject, the MPF set a meeting, on March 28, with the Sports Minister, the president of the CBF and representatives of the Jusracial entity, author of the representation.
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