Protesters back Vini in Brazil: "If you mess with him, you mess with all of us"

The racist chants sung at Vinicius by fans in the Mestalla have become a subject of international debate. In Brazil, they stand 100% with the Real Madrid striker.
Around a 100 people protested in front of the Spanish consulate in Sao Paulo, in solidarity with their fellow Brazilian. The protesters shouted chants against racism and cried out for "reparations" by La Liga, its sponsors and the Spanish state.
"If you mess with Vini, you mess with all of us", shouted the protesters, many of them members of social movements that defend the rights of Afro-descendants.
The organisers read a manifesto, which denounced the "racial violence" that the Madrid player suffered recently in Spain. "It wasn't the first time. And we're here until it becomes the last", said the participants, who showed their pride for Vinicius.
The protestors also projected messages onto the front of the Consulate, like "enough of racism", "it's not football, it's racism" and "La Liga is racist" and lit flares to the shouts of "fire to the racists".
One of the activists, identified as Otelo, from the group 'Pretas e Pretos' (Black women and Black men), criticised the racism that is equally prevalent in Spain as it is in Brazil. "The Spanish government is racist and the Brazilian government is racist because it accepts racism. All governments, whether left- or right-wing, haven't done what they should, which is repair my home", said the activist.
The racists insults thrown at Vinicius Jr in the Valencia stadium have had a big effect in Brazil, and have led to complaints from the government led by president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
On Tuesday, the Spanish and Brazilian ministries of Equality published a joint statement in which they condemned racist insults, like those that Vinicius Jr had to suffer and demanded they do not go "unpunished".
Both departments showed their "unconditional solidarity" with the Madrid player and demanded that all the relevant institutions respond "with the utmost diligence to take action" in this case.
The Valencia's Prosecutor's Office announced on Monday the opening of the investigation into the insults, in connection to which the police arrested three young people between 18 and 21 years old, on Tuesday.