This Tuesday (18), a lawyer representing 44-year-old Marcio Souza Correa and his 12-year-old stepdaughter from Blumenau, who were victims of a racist crime by posting a video on social media in typical Oktoberfest clothing, published a note. about the progress of the case.

MP analyzes racist comments in a publication by the Blumenauens in German dress in South Carolina – Photo: Blumenauens City Hall/Disclosure/NDPol

Criminal lawyer Pedro Enrique Monteiro said that he would oversee the entire civilian police investigation through the DRRDI (Delegation for the Suppression of Crimes Related to Racism and Intolerance) and that he would work together with the competent authorities for a full fact-finding and investigation. criminal liability of the aggressors.

Monteiro also stressed that the aggressors will be held accountable in the civilian sphere for the inconvenience, humiliation and embarrassment suffered by the victims since the date of the events. “It is unacceptable for the crime of racism to become something commonplace in our current society, primarily because it is a socially reprehensible behavior of a broad nature towards the entire black community,” he said.

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“In the case of racism that took place at the Oktoberfest on 09.10.2022 to the detriment of Marcio Sousa Correa and his stepdaughter, represented by the lawyers Pedro Monteiro, Lais Correa, Pierre Roussinck and Rodrigo Brasiliense, after the crime had been reported to the Blumenau Civil Police/ South Carolina, the Racist and Hate Crime Police Department (DRRDI) opened a competent police investigation. In fact, the public ministry of Santa Catarina also created factual news to investigate the crime. We will follow the entire investigation and work together with the competent authorities to fully clarify the facts and determine the criminal liability of the aggressors involved. The configuration of the crime of racism is clear and the offensive comments made speak for themselves. After the victims appeared on social media videos wearing German Oktoberfest costumes, attacks began because they were black. We will also seek the accountability of the aggressors in the civil sphere in the face of the inconvenience, humiliation and embarrassment repeatedly endured by the victims since the date of the facts, which, in turn, cannot fail to have a remedy. It is unacceptable for the crime of racism to become something commonplace in our current society, primarily because it is a socially reprehensible behavior of a wide nature in relation to the entire black community.

The civil police are investigating

The civilian police, through the Police Station for the Investigation of Crimes Related to Racism and Intolerance, launched a police investigation into a case of racism that took place against two residents of Blumenau during the Oktoberfest. The crime occurred when black Marcio José Correa, 44, posted a video on TikTok with his 12-year-old stepdaughter, where they both dressed in typical party outfits. Marcio’s post soon began receiving racist comments.

According to the delegate in charge of the investigation, Arthur Lopez, the crime was qualified as qualified racism and would require a cyber investigation. “The qualifier is due to the fact that the crime was committed through a publication on a social network that is widely distributed,” he explained.