⚠️ Bragantino player handed ban for sexist comments | OneFootball

The Sports Justice Tribunal of the State of São Paulo (TJD-SP) punished defender Gustavo Marques, from Red Bull Bragantino, with a 12-game suspension. The decision was made on the afternoon of this Wednesday (4), in response to the sexist remarks directed by the player at referee Daiane Muniz during the quarter-finals of the Campeonato Paulista.

In addition to the suspension, which will only be served in state competitions, the defender was fined R$ 30,000. He was charged under articles 243-G (practice of discriminatory acts) and 243-F (offenses to honor) of the Brazilian Sports Justice Code (CBJD).

When contacted, Bragantino stated that it would not comment on the Tribunal's decision, as it had already made an institutional statement about the episode.

Understand the case

The episode occurred after Bragantino's 2-1 defeat to São Paulo on the 21st, which resulted in the elimination of the interior team from the Paulistão. Still on the field, in an interview with TNT, Gustavo harshly criticized the appointment of a woman to referee the match.

"First of all, I want to talk about the refereeing because it's no use playing against São Paulo, Palmeiras, Corinthians and they put a woman to referee a game of this size," said the defender at the time.

He went on to say that the referee had "ruined the game" for the team: "I think the Paulista Federation has to look at games of this size and not put a woman. All respect to the women of the world, I am married, I have my mother, so sorry if I'm saying something to women."

Retraction and club punishment

Still at the stadium, after going through the locker room, Gustavo went to the mixed zone to publicly retract. He stated that he sought out Daiane Muniz and her assistant to ask for forgiveness, explaining that he was "hot-headed" and bitter about the defeat.

"Every human being makes mistakes. So, I saw that I was wrong. I am here to ask forgiveness from all the women in the world. [...] She (Daiane) accepted my forgiveness," the athlete reported at the time.

Even before the TJD-SP's judgment, Bragantino had already taken internal measures. The club fined the defender 50% of his salary and cut him from the next game against Athletico-PR (on the 25th), valid for the Brasileirão.

The amount withheld from the player's salary was donated to the NGO Rendar, which assists women in vulnerable situations in the Bragança Paulista region.

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