Updated On: 08 June, 2023 08:22 AM IST | Brasilia | AFP
State deputy Prof Josemar, who drafted the legislation, said the winger’s treatment “reinforced the need to create a policy to encourage respect, as well as a protocol to combat racism in stadiums”

Vinicius Junior. Pic/AFP
Legislators in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro approved a law on Tuesday to curtail football matches affected by racist abuse, after a wave of disgust over the treatment of Vinicius Junior.
The Real Madrid star, a native of the state, has been targeted multiple times by terrace racists over the past two years in Spain.