‘I feel clean’, says João Alberto’s father about the repercussions of his son’s death | Rio Grande do Sul

“I can tell you that I feel exhausted, because I did not think it would have such a great impact. But if it is in favor of society, it is welcome,” João Batista Rodrigues Freitas told the report of RBS TV, during his son’s wake, this Saturday morning (21), in the North Zone of the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.

For him, the black movement against racism is valid.

“I wish it hadn’t happened to my son, but as for the black movement, I believe that any movement like that is valid. Because that kind of feeling has to be excluded from society. And only with a lot of education will we overcome it. that a moment like this is sublime for that. ”

The death of João Alberto resonated among the authorities and became one of the most talked about topics on the social network Twitter on Friday (20).

Eduardo Leite, governor of Rio Grande do Sul, said there was “excessive violence.” Alexandre de Moraes, Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), affirmed that “the barbarous homicide practiced in Carrefour opens the obligation to be implacable in the fight against structural racism”. Without mentioning the victim’s race, Damares Alves, Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights, said that “the life of another Brazilian was brutally cut off in a supermarket parking lot.”

Foreign newspapers also spoke on the subject, such as the Washington Post, in the United States, and El País, in Spain.

The US newspaper highlighted the brutality of the security guards, saying that Freitas was “savagely beaten.” The publication also featured protests across the country and recalled the events that took place in the United States after George Floyd’s death in May.

In the Spanish newspaper report, Porto Alegre is cited as “a whiter city in Brazil.” The vehicle mentions that the murder occurred in the middle of the municipal electoral campaign. El País also recalled Vice President Hamilton Mourão’s statement that “there is no racism in Brazil.”

João Alberto was killed by two security guards at the Carrefour supermarket on Thursday night (19). According to the police, the victim made a gesture to a market employee, prompting her to call the security of the place.

Beto, as he was known, was accompanied by the two men to the unit’s parking lot. According to the police, he allegedly beat one of the security guards when the attacks began. The victim was beaten for about 5 minutes by the two men.

Samu was fired, but died on the spot. The two men were arrested in flagrante delicto and are expected to face triple-rated murder.