FIFA will step into the racist incident with Vinicius’ adviser if there is a complaint

The friendly last Saturday between Brazil and Guinea in Cornellà left us the sad incident denounced at the beginning of the meeting when the assistant Vinicius Junior, Felipe Silveirahe was approached by a security member who searched him as he entered the stadium and allegedly took a banana from his pocket while saying: “Hands up, this is my gun for you.”

A racist incident for which you may be subject to disciplinary action FIFA because it has all the powers as set forth in its Disciplinary Code. In its third section related to organization and powers, particularly in its article 30, it makes it clear that it is FIFA which “will have competence in disciplinary matters related to the matches and competitions it organizes, international “A” matches (first level of international matches), friendly matches”

But this is a common rule of the highest body for several reasons. First, because it is included in the arbitration report, it may be because the match director collects it or because there is a complaint involving the disciplinary body acting in an unusual way. Also when he considers that works are very famous or very serious. In these cases, there is still a 90-day term to act: “The judicial bodies of FIFA Reserves the right to investigate, prosecute and punish serious offences, particularly cases of doping, match manipulation and racism, which fall within the scope of application of this code and are within the jurisdiction of confederations, federations or other sports bodies, if they deem it appropriate. in a particular case and if a formal investigation has not been launched in the respective confederation, federation or sports body within 90 days from the moment the FIFA aware of the violation, or in the event that the confederation, federation or sports organization agrees to FIFA allow it to face the case.”

Although this is an incident of a racist nature, it does not seem serious enough to act in this way. Then, unless there is a complaint from the Brazilian Confederation, it doesn’t look like it will go in FIFA to further investigate the facts denounced by the counsel of come.