Victor Pereira, a Brazilian journalist accredited to Qatar, was attacked near the stadium after waving a flag from his region, the state of Pernambuco.
The color rainbow seems decidedly frowned upon in Qatar. On Twitter, Brazilian journalist Victor Pereira claims to have been attacked near a stadium after unfurling a multicolored flag.
The color rainbow, symbol of the LGBTQ+ community, is banned in Qatar. In several videos on social networks, this journalist explains that he was taken to task by certain people, before his flag was “trampled“around the stadium by some” supporters “.
Victor Pereira explains that he filmed this act before beingobligatoryto delete the video on his phone. As a reminder, FIFA has banned captains from wearing the “One Love” armband on the pitch, which is supposed to symbolize opposition to all forms of discrimination and to the LGBTQ+ community.
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