Around 150 Cruzeiro and Palmeiras fans were involved in horrific scenes in the early hours of this Sunday (27), on the Fernão Dias highway, in Mairiporã (SP), in a fight that led to resulted in one death and 17 other injuries. The victims are all members of an organized fan base for the Minas Gerais team.
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How the fight between Cruzeiro and Palmeiras fans happened
The Secretariat of Public Security (SSP), in a statement, reported that organized Palmeiras fans were deceived by Cruzeiro fans at kilometer 65 of the highway, to Belo Horizonte (MG). Cruzeiro fans were returning from Curitiba (PR), where Cruzeiro had played Athletico on Saturday (26).
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Which Cruzeiro fan was killed in a fight with Palmeiras fans?
According to information from g1, the buses with rival fans crossed paths, stopped on the road and started the commotion. Videos circulating on social media show men with pieces of wood in their hands and attacking people on the ground.
The Military Police were asked by witnesses to go to the site. Just as the Fire Department had to be moved because one of the vehicles caught fire. Now, at least 60 fans will report to the representative of the Mairiporã Police Station, who was responsible for investigating the case.
Conflict leaves one person dead and 17 injured
According to information from g1, José Victor Miranda, 30 years old, was pronounced dead admitted to Anjo Gabriel Hospital, in Mairiporã. Despite this, the cause of death has not yet been revealed. However, relatives interviewed by the report claim that the information they had was that he had died inside a burning bus. The police have not confirmed it yet and only an expert’s report will reveal the cause of death.
In addition, 17 other people were injured. Among them, 14 required hospital care, including one with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, but his life was not in danger.
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Also according to g1, the security department did not say whether São Paulo police identified and arrested Palmeiras fans after the ambush. However, the videos circulating on social media will be analyzed by the investigation to try to identify the participants. In addition, the Civil Police are also working to try to identify the reason for the attack by Palmeiras on Cruzeiro.
Clubs appear after scenes of violence
Cruzeiro released a note on social media late this Sunday morning (27), regretting the incident and rejecting violence in football. In a note sent to ge, Palmeiras followed the same tone against fan fights and confirmed the request for an investigation into the truth.
– Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras rejects the scenes of violence that happened on Rodovia Fernão Dias, this past Sunday morning. Football cannot be a backdrop for fights and deaths. That the facts will be properly investigated by the competent authorities and the criminals punished severely – wrote Palmeiras in a note sent to GE.
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Organized fans from Cruzeiro and Palmeiras have a history of fights
According to ge, organized fans in Palmeiras and Cruzeiro have a history of conflict since 1988, when one of the founders of the main group in São Paulo was murdered with two guns.
In the following match, played against Cruzeiro, Palmeiras fans paid homage, but it was stopped by insulting chants referring to the founder, which led to a fight with his ‘ Cruzeiro group.
Since then, the history of conflicts has expanded. The most recent one happened in September 2022, when they clashed in the interior of Minas Gerais, on the Fernão Dias highway. At the time, four fans were killed and 10 others were injured by kicks, punches and blows.
2024-10-28 00:01:00
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