Student reports being attacked by fans after game at Maracanã

A law student reported having been attacked along with his cousins by fans after the game between Fluminense and Bolívar, at Maracanã, with punches and kicks by members of the "Young Flu" organized fans at Praça Varnhagem, in the Tijuca neighborhood, on Thursday night (21).

According to a report from the victim, Guilherme Mayr Brust, who spoke to CNN Brasil, the family distanced themselves from the surroundings of the stadium to escape the congestion and walked to Praça Varnhagem to request a vehicle.

At around 9:30 pm, the group was waiting for the car when they were surprised by the arrival of around ten individuals, according to the victim.

Three of the suspects disembarked from a white vehicle and immediately began threatening the family. "The car passed threatening us: "We're going to kill you", reported Guilherme. Soon after, the men got out of the vehicle and began physical attacks without any justification, according to him.

Guilherme reported in the police report that the attackers did not use weapons, but used extreme violence, punching, slapping and kicking him and his cousins.

"It was cowardly, they hit me a lot, my eye is very swollen", says Guilherme, who suffered a deep cut in his mouth, bruises on his eye and abrasions on his body, causing him to bleed profusely.

See the report:

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The victims had to quickly flee the scene in an app car to seek treatment at a hospital unit. During the confusion, a black cap was stolen.

A video recorded by people in the region shows the moment of the attacks. See the images:

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To CNN Brasil, police sources reported that the group responsible for the attacks goes to the games just to cause trouble.

Three of the attackers have already been identified by the police and have criminal records. The victims declared that they were available to the police station to formally recognize the perpetrators of the crime.

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The investigations will be conducted by the 19th DP (Tijuca). In a statement, the Military Police (PMERJ) reported that their teams were not called to the location at the time of the attack.

Source: CNN