Justice keeps Argentinean arrested for racism against children in MG

The 1st Criminal Court of the district of São João del-Rei converted the flagrant arrest into preventive arrest of the Argentine tourist Eduardo Ignacio, after a custody hearing held this Monday (25).

He had been arrested this Sunday (24), after photographing a black child and sharing the images accompanied by racist comments during a ride on the Maria Fumaça tourist train, in Minas Gerais.

The information was confirmed by the Minas Gerais State Court of Justice.

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The Argentinean was arrested this Sunday (24), after photographing a black child and sharing the images accompanied by racist comments during a ride on the Maria Fumaça tourist train, which connects São João del-Rei and Tiradentes, in Campo das Vertentes, in Minas Gerais.

According to the incident report, provided to CNN Brasil by Itatiaia, the man photographed the 7-year-old boy and sent the images via a messaging app. In one of the conversations, he even mentions the possibility of "taking him as a slave".

Tourists who were there noticed the suspect's action and alerted the child's mother. The PMMG (Military Police of Minas Gerais) was also called.

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According to the police record, the mother confronted the man, who voluntarily unlocked his cell phone and allowed her to view the offensive messages and photographs. Until the police arrived, the suspect was restrained by train passengers.

At the scene, agents found that racist content had been shared in groups and messaging applications. Through reports and evidence collected, the Argentine was arrested based on article 20 of Law No. 7,716/1989, which deals with crimes based on prejudice based on race, color, ethnicity or national origin.

Source: CNN