Seu Jorge is invited to testify after suffering racism at a show in RS

Singer Seu Jorge was invited to testify this week at the Police Station to Combat Intolerance, in Porto Alegre, as a direct victim of the racist attack he suffered during a concert held in Porto Alegre, on October 14. At least ten people who worked on the day of the show will also be heard as witnesses.

Deputy Andréa Mattos stated that she finds it very difficult to identify the people who carried out the attacks on the singer in the midst of about 700 people. “The cameras don’t say much because there was a confusion of sounds. That’s why I sent part of the material to the forensics”, said the delegate.

Andréa explained that she has instituted a police procedure ex officio, which means that the investigation will be carried out even without the victim registering a police report because the crime is against the community. “We have in this case a direct victim who would be the singer or even a member of the band shortly,” said the delegate.

Before Seu Jorge, the delegate heard Paulo José Kolberg Bing, the president of the club Grêmio Náutico União, a traditional club in Rio Grande do Sul and the place where the presentation took place. In audio leaked on social media, Bing criticized the singer’s outfit and that he made Lula’s “L” – political positions were prohibited at the show.

Seu Jorge classified Bing’s comments, in an interview with Fantástico, as futility and that the important thing was the message he was passing on. “When white people come out who say they don’t agree with racism, I think we’re making some progress.”

The singer explained that the attacks on the show began after he spoke about lowering the age of criminal responsibility. He said he heard boos and curses as he was backstage waiting to return for the “famous encore”. Even so, he returned to the stage alone in a respectful manner to thank everyone.

Asked by the reporter if the attacks were motivated by politics, the singer vented that there is no justification for racism. “We are dealing with violence that no longer fits in Brazil. The justification for racism does not exist, just as racism should not exist”, he emphasized.