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The first instance measure will be appealed, a club source told AFP.<\/p>\n
If it continues, it will be a blow to the battered finances of the S\u00e3o Paulo club, also plunged into a crisis of results that has it flirting with relegation (nine points in ten dates) and eliminated in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.<\/p>\n
The sanction against the second most popular team in Brazil, behind Flamengo, It is due to homophobic shouts from their fans against the Sao Paulo players in the Paulista classic played on May 14<\/b>for the sixth day of the Brasileirao, in its stadium, the Neo Qu\u00edmica Arena.<\/p>\n
Some fans yelled “bugs” at the tricolor athletes<\/b>a pejorative term to refer to homosexuals in Brazil and with which they have historically referred to their rival.<\/p>\n
The discriminatory expressions, released in the 62nd minute, forced the referee Bruno Arleu de Ara\u00fajo to stop the game for four minutes and note the incident in the match report, which served as the basis for the sanction of the STJD.<\/p>\n
“Although there is still a long way to go to defeat homophobia (…) it is a historic measure if one takes into account the symbolism and importance of a team as popular as Corinthians,” On\u00e3 Rud\u00e1, founder of the LGBTI fan collective, told AFP. Canarinhos.<\/p>\n
According to a study by that organization, last year there were 74 homophobic acts related to Brazilian soccer, an increase of 76% compared to 2021.<\/b><\/p>\n
Although based on the STJD regulations, the sanction is the first of its kind since the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) toughened the punishments against racism, xenophobia and homophobia in its championships in February.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian football governing body then became “the first in the world” to adopt in its general regulations sports sanctions against discriminatory acts of fans, soccer players, managers, referees or coaches during matches.<\/p>\n
The regulations provide for fines of up to 103 thousand dollars at the current exchange rate, loss of points, prohibition of registration or transfer of athletes, among other sanctions.<\/p>\n
The CBF, in accordance with the regulations, can “administratively” impose any of these penalties on offenders.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n