São Paulo face hearing for homophobic chants, likely fine | OneFootball

São Paulo may be penalized by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD), which will judge the Tricolor for discriminatory chants sung by its fans during the classic match against Corinthians, valid for the 15th round of the Brazilian Championship, in addition to non-compliance with the General Competition Regulations (RGC).

The session will take place next Friday (17) and will be broadcast live on the official STJD website, starting at 3:30 PM, by the Second Disciplinary Commission.

Although the match report did not record any occurrences, Corinthians filed an Infraction Notice, denouncing homophobic manifestations from the São Paulo fans at Morumbi. Videos shared on social media by São Paulo fans themselves also show chants with offensive and discriminatory content.

"Ronaldo went out with two transvestites, Sheik gave a little kiss, Vampeta posed for G, Dinei swayed, in the Farm he danced in panties. Everyone already said that the hawk turned into a hummingbird," pointed out the Superior Court in the complaint.

The incident led to the Prosecutor's Office accusing São Paulo of violating article 243-G of the CBJD for committing a discriminatory act. Understand what it says and the possible penalties:

Article 243-G: Committing a discriminatory, disdainful, or outrageous act, related to prejudice based on ethnic origin, race, sex, color, age, condition of being elderly or disabled: PENALTY: suspension of five to ten matches if committed by an athlete, even if a substitute, coach, doctor, or member of the technical staff, and suspension for a period of one hundred and twenty to three hundred and sixty days if committed by any other natural person subject to this Code, in addition to a fine of R$ 100 to R$ 100,000. § 2º The fine penalty provided in this article may be applied to the sports entity whose fans commit the discriminatory acts typified therein, and the identified fans will be prohibited from entering the respective sports venue for a minimum period of seven hundred and twenty days.

The Prosecutor's Office also highlighted that the General Competition Regulations consider any discriminatory infraction extremely serious, according to article 135, paragraph 1. See below:

Article 135 of the RGC: The non-observance or non-compliance with this RGC, as well as the RECS, without prejudice to other penalties established in this Regulation, will subject the offender to the following administrative penalties that may be applied by the CBF, not necessarily in this order: (…) § 1° – A discriminatory infraction committed by club officials, representatives, and professionals, athletes, coaches, members of the Technical Commission, fans, and refereeing teams in competitions organized and coordinated by the CBF is considered extremely serious, especially insulting someone, offending their dignity or decorum, due to race, color, ethnicity, national or social origin, sex, gender, disability, sexual orientation, language, religion, political opinion, wealth, birth, or any other form of discrimination that affronts human dignity.

Finding non-compliance with the regulations, the Prosecutor's Office also framed São Paulo under article 191, item III of the CBJD, which provides for a fine between R$ 100 and R$ 100,000.

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