The Civil Police of Santa Catarina concluded the Police Inquiry investigating racist and xenophobic offenses committed by a fan of Avaí Futebol Clube against fans of Clube do Remo, in a match played in the 37th round of the 2025 Brazilian Series B Championship, in Florianópolis, at the Ressacada stadium.
A fan, caught while uttering the insults, was charged with racism in the context of sporting activity, which carries a prison sentence of 2 to 5 years.
The match took place on November 15th. In a video it is possible to see the Avaí fan shouting towards the Remo fans “Look at your color. Look, it doesn’t stay poor here.” In the recording, another fan also shouts “Hey? Did they come riding donkeys from there to here?”
According to the Civil Police, it was not possible to identify the other Avaiano fan who also offended the northern fans, saying, among other things, “that they should go back to the donkey’s house”.
In the game summary there was no record of the request for FIFA’s anti-racist protocol throughout the match. Note that at the time of the episode, Avaí repudiated the episode.
Remo also spoke out and called the episode “disgusting” and “a clear manifestation of racism and intolerance, and it cannot go unpunished”
