There was a huge uproar in Brazil over the signing of Cuca, convicted of rape

He Athletico Paranaense announced this Monday the hiring of the coach Alexi Stival ‘Cuca’, 60 years old, to replace the Colombian Juan Carlos Osoriowhich caused controversy because he was convicted of rape in 1989, although that conviction was overturned due to procedural failures.

The hiring comes about ten months after the coach was forced to resign Corinthians due to the pressure of feminist groups.

A Swiss court sentenced Cuckoo in 1989 to 15 months in prison for the rape of a minor allegedly committed during a tour of Guildwhen he was a soccer player, but he never served his sentence.

The sentence was overturned two months ago by Berne-Mittelland Regional Court (Switzerland) due to procedural defects and the court refused to open a new trial due to the statute of limitations.

He Atlhetico Paranaense offered to those Cuckoo a contract until December 2024, one day after the end of the contract in Osoriodespite the fact that the Colombian suffered only one defeat as a coach in two months of work.

The acquisition of Cuckoo This generated immediate controversy because, despite the Swiss Justice’s decision to overturn the conviction, feminist groups alleged that the coach was never exonerated of the charges.

The reactions

One of the first to react was the deputy Gleisi Hoffmannpresident of the Workers’ Party (PT), the formation led by the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvawho considered it “appalling” that she was taken exactly when commemorating women’s week.

According to HoffmannCuca raped a woman and did not pay even the Justice of Switzerland “confirmed the presence of the aggressor’s sperm in the victim’s body,” in a case as “serious and surprising” as that of Brazilian soccer players. Daniel Alves and Robinhosentenced to Spain and Italy for separate violations.

“Just like a person Cuckoo “He must pay for his crime and never hold leadership positions, such as the soccer coach, which serves as an inspiration and reference for so many children,” said the deputy in a publication on his social networks.

Although he was imprisoned for several weeks in the Switzerland along with three other colleagues from Guild Also convicted of rape, the coach returned Brazil and he did not serve his sentence, so the case was almost forgotten and did not affect his career as a footballer and coach.

But on April 27 of last year, just a week after being appointed coach of Corinthians, Cuca She had to resign after groups of the club’s fans and the entire squad of the professional women’s team joined the protests.

Since then he has not been hired by another club, interrupting a 25-year career in charge of twenty first division teams in Brazil, with many titles.