Wallace de Souza (Twitter)
Brazil’s Olympic committee’s ethics council agreed unanimously to droop de Souza “due to the anti-ethical action of promoting and stimulating violence” on social media. He’s been suspended from membership actions since Jan. 31 after he carried out a social media ballot asking whether or not Lula deserved to be shot within the face
Olympic volleyball gold medalist Wallace de Souza was suspended for one 12 months by Brazil’s Olympic Committee on Monday for on-line abuse of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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The committee’s ethics council agreed unanimously to droop de Souza “due to the anti-ethical action of promoting and stimulating violence” on social media.
He’s been suspended from membership actions since Jan. 31 after he carried out a social media ballot asking whether or not Lula deserved to be shot within the face. De Souza is a staunch supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right chief and pro-gun activist.
Lula beat Bolsonaro within the October elections and returned on Jan. 1 to the job he held from 2003-10.
The Olympic committee ruling additionally sidelined de Souza for 90 days from nationwide competitions, which forces him out of the knockout phases of Brazil’s top-flight volleyball league. He performs for Cruzeiro, one of the favourites for the Brazilian Superleague title.
De Souza helped Brazil win gold on the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 however he’s already retired from worldwide competitions.
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