The life-size statue of the footballer Daniel Alves where the Brazilian city of Juazeiro honored its most famous fellow citizen has once again been the target of vandalism attacks by anonymous people protesting against this distinction with a person convicted of rape.
According to local media, the statue appeared yesterday Wednesday covered in white paint, two days after its head was covered with a black bag and rolled with adhesive tape in protest of the tribute.
The attacks took place after, last Thursday, the Spanish Justice sentenced the football player to four and a half years in prison for raping a woman in the bathroom of a booth at the Sutton nightclub in the city of Barcelona on December 30, 2022.
The attacked statue, the work of the sculptor Leo Santanareproduces the former full-back of clubs such as Barcelona, Seville, Juventus, PSG and Sao Paulo wearing the shirt of the Brazilian team and controlling the ball with his feet.
A group of neighbors from Juazeiro asked the municipality to remove the statue, which was inaugurated in December 2020 in a central square in the city located within the state of Bahia (northeast).
The protest movement against the tribute to a man convicted of rape for allegedly tarnishing the city’s image began on social networks but gained dimension and spokespersons, who made their demands official in front of the municipality.
The mayor’s office Juazeiro He reported that he plans to hold a meeting this week to discuss the request.
Alvestwo-time champion of the Copa América and two-time champion of the Confederations Cup with the Brazilian team, is, with 43 titles, one of the footballers with the most trophies in the world, including Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020.
The winger, who has a long career with the Brazilian national team, made his Canarinha debut in 2006 and was called up for the 2010 South Africa, Brazil 2014 and Qatar 2022 World Cups, as well as for five editions of the Copa América.
Source: La Verdad
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