Conmebol expressed itself after the scandal in Rio de Janeiro

On Tuesday night, as the anthems played in the stadium Maracana Prior to the start of the “South American Classic”, the Brazilian police vehemently attacked the Argentine public who came to accompany the world champions with shovels.

The team that he currently directs Lionel Scaloni noticed the incidents and the players went to try to calm things down in the stands, to the point of not starting the game until the situation calmed down.

The match ended up being played, Argentina took the 1-0 victory with the goal of Nicolas Otamendi and the images of the repression of the Brazilian Military Police They toured the world, generating international condemnation.

In the afternoon of Wednesday, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) issued a statement about what happened and condemned the serious repression of the Brazilian security authorities.

“After the events that occurred during the South American Qualifiers for the World Cup 2026 and in order to offer information to public opinion, the following clarification is in order: The CONMEBOL condemns all forms of violence and will always cooperate with actions that aim to banish violence, racism, xenophobia and discrimination. In this sense, the South American Confederation has been working systematically to eradicate this scourge that affects South American and world football; and makes itself available to continue collaborating in any initiative that seeks to eradicate intolerance and violence in sport,” the South American entity reported.

Finally, the institution chaired by the Paraguayan Alejandro Dominguez stating that “the CONMEBOL It is not the organizer of the World Cup qualifiers. “The development of the rules governing the qualifiers, as well as the decision to open an investigation and the application of possible sanctions, are the exclusive powers of FIFA.”