Yesterday, a Botafogo fan was caught on camera making racist gestures during a Libertadores match. Today, Botafogo reported him to the police (racism is a crime in Brazil), and he was fired from h...

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Original Title: Yesterday, a Botafogo fan was caught on camera making racist gestures during a Libertadores match. Today, Botafogo reported him to the police (racism is a crime in Brazil), and he was fired from his job at City Hall by the mayor, who is also a Botafogo fan

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Botafogo fan caught making racist gestures to Palmeiras fans is fired after incident

The fan was an employee of the City Hall of Maricá, in the Metropolitan Region of Rio. The incident happened on the evening of Wednesday (14). The defense issued a statement saying that the fan regrets the act and that he will cooperate with the investigation.

The fan worked at the Department of Science and Technology. In a statement, the City Hall said that Mayor Fabiano Horta, a Botafogo fan, vehemently condemned the successive cases of racism in football and that the City Hall has already informed the club and the police authorities. The city also announced that the man was fired.