Is scheduled to start on the afternoon of Thursday (13) the trial of Kerollen Cunha and Nancy Gonçalves digital influencers with more than 1.2 million followers who are accused of racial injury in Rio de Janeiro.
Kerollen and Nancy are accused by the Rio Public Prosecutor (MPRJ) by racial injury after they Published a video where they appear by delivering a banana and a stuffed monkey for black children in São Gonçalo, in the metropolitan region of Rio.
The Public Prosecution Service argues that there is a racist presumption that black people would be associated with monkeys in delivering bananas and a stuffed monkey with African descent children.
Remember the case
Kerollen Cunha and Nancy Gonçalves, who are a mother and daughter, became investigated for racial injury against two children in São Gonçalo after delivering jokes of monkeys and bananas to black children. The action was recorded and published on social networks maintained by the duo. After the negative repercussion, they deleted the record.
The investigation began after the digital influencer and law expert Fayda Belo recorded a video exposing the case. According to her, mother and daughter practiced recreational racism, which is when there is an attitude of discrimination to promote fun.
This content was originally published in influencers who delivered banana to black children are judged today on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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