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The opening of the traditional Porto Acre Watermelon Festival, in the interior of the state, which takes place this Friday (26), is involved in a controversy involving the main musical attraction announced by the organization. The businessman Edivaldo Ferreira de Oliveira, better known as DJ Maluco, published a video on social networks this Friday (26), claiming that the Djavú Band It will not perform at the event, although it was released as a confirmed attraction.
Businessman denies the presence of the true band Djavú in Porto Acre. Photo: Reproduction
In the video, he states that images and the name of the original group are being improperly used to promote another that, according to him, would be a copy. Oliveira claims that the band that will perform in the municipality is not the true, and criticizes the practice of convers with cover groups going through the legitimate artists. The businessman reinforces that they will be this weekend fulfilling schedule in Minas Gerais, not in Acre.
The public demonstration, according to DJ Maluco, aims to alert the local public to avoid confusion or frustrations such as those that have already occurred in other cities. He shared images from an episode where the audience revolted after discovering that he watched a presentation that was not with the original singers, resulting in stage turmoil and depredation.
On the other hand, the band hired for the festival claims to be, in fact, the The originaland disputes the statements made by DJ Maluco. The group, led by Geandson Rios, one of the founders of the original formation, states that he has a judicial support for the use of the name and brand, and has had favorable decisions in proceedings against Edivaldo Ferreira.
While the judicial impasse follows without a definitive outcome, the Watermelon Festival organization has not yet officially spoke out on the case, and the presentation of the announced band is confirmed in the program.
Watch the video of DJ Maluco:
