A police officer is reportedly under investigation for SHOOTING a footballer in the leg with a rubber bullet.
It came during a youth team match out in Brazil, with the incident occurring amidst a scuffle on the pitch, involving the teams Grêmio Anápolis and Centro Oeste, in the second division of the Campeonato Goiano.
Footage of what happened has emerged on social media, with many expressing disbelief and concern over the use of force in a sports setting, while a photo was also published of the keeper Ramon Souza’s injured leg.
A player was shot by a police officer during a football game in Brazil 😳🤯 pic.twitter.com/jcA8Ip6rew
— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) July 11, 2024
🚨🇧🇷 | Crazy scenes in Brazil as a police officer SHOOTS a player during a youth game!!!
— All Things Brazil™ 🇧🇷 (@SelecaoTalk) July 11, 2024
A police officer shot a player in Brazil during football match. pic.twitter.com/XL1KDS3Hse
— BASITO (@itzbasito) July 11, 2024
Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis said in a statement: “The Annapolis Guild comes to the public to repudiate the unfortunate, ridiculous and revolting event, at the Jonas Duarte Stadium, this Wednesday night (10).
“After the end of the match against the Central West team, our goalkeeper Ramón Souza was cowardly hit by a rubber bullet, carried out by an unprepared policeman from the Specialized Policing Company (CPE).
“A horrible, unbelievable and criminal act by someone who should value the safety and integrity of the people, who were there at the Jonas Duarte Stadium.
“July 10th is marked by a violent, dirty and horrible act against one of our players, which will never be forgotten.
“The GEA informs that it will take competent measures, so that the responsible person is punished and that justice is done, so that this CRIMINAL act does not go unpunished. Our goalkeeper was attended on the field by GEA’s doctor, Dr. Diego Bento, who performed first aid in the mobile UTI.”
The Military Police of the State of Goias said they have launched an investigation into the incident.
‘The Military Police informs that it was immediately ordered to open an administrative procedure to investigate the facts with due rigour.
‘The Military Police of Goiás reaffirms its commitment to complying with the law, and reiterates that it does not condone any misconduct practiced by its members.’
The club also uploaded some photos of Souza having his leg all bandaged up after medical staff had poured water on it to remove all the blood, leaving the goalkeeper in huge amounts of pain.
The other pic showed Souza being carried away on a stretcher, with the club publishing a graphic photo showing the impact of the rubber bullet.
It comes on the same night of some more trouble in America, as in the Copa America, Darwin Nunez jumped into crowd and started fighting with Colombia fans to protect his family from being attacked.
It came after Uruguay’s 1-0 semi-final defeat to Colombia in the Copa America, Jefferson Lerma scoring the game’s only goal in the first half.
Mexican referee Cesar Ramos blew the full time whistle, with Nunez and Ronald Araujo were among the Uruguay players running over to a section of Colombia supporters inside the Bank of America Stadium.
The situation quickly escalated, Nunez involved in fighting with Colombia fans, before police stepped in to try and separate the two groups.
Darwin Nunez jumps into crowd and starts fighting with Colombia fans to protect family
Footage of the incident went viral on Twitter, with the police officer now under investigation for SHOOTING the footballer in the leg…
@CawGary: Magic sponge and some deep heat and he’ll be fine 😂
@footballinggod5: South America man 😩😩😩😩
@BLouTHFC: Took it like a champ fair play
@MichaelMcCahi10: Police brutality in Brazil is a whole new level 🙈
@Kizzchase: Got to be a yellow at least.
@Jimmy270288: He has caught him but think he’s being a bit dramatic, yellow card apologies and play on!!
@Trebore66: South American football is CRAZY 😂😂
@Elcholo005: South American Footballs just different. Can you imagine this in Europe.
@DaveJVS: Dont fuck with the Brazilian police LOL
@KunleyDaKulprit: WHAT THE ENTIRE FUCK??? 😳😡
@gmalone1980: TBF he stayed on his feet and didn’t roll around like an absolute fanny unlike some other players……
@JibbeyXD: “…its just a flesh wound!” –Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
@sydtheyoungster: The fact that he barely flinched
@Mark_Garcia9: Get the magic sponge on it and run it off
@PDBertram: Hardly touched him ref!
@KeithLFC6: Another planet this
@glennmc67: Credit for staying on his feet and not rolling around looking for a free kick like certain other players
@jimmysmith89: So you know the saying “he went down like he’d been shot” Turns out that’s not the case 😅
@mikemccaffreyuk: Wtf 😳 is going on here in Brazil
@camsheridan98: Country is mental
@MMABrad48: Didn’t even go down looking for the free kick 🤷🏻♂️
@SelecaoTalk: In the space of an hour we’ve had police literally shooting a player in the leg and players jumping into the crowd to fight fans. Peak South American football

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