Fans who hung a Vini Jr doll on a bridge are banned from approaching the stadium

After their arrest on Tuesday and a hearing with a judge, the four “hate crime” suspects were placed on probation and banned, until further notice, from approaching “within 1.000 meters” of a football stadium. LaLiga on match days, a Madrid court said in a statement.

In the midst of a scandal over the racist insults uttered against the Real Madrid player, the removal order also involves the club's training center, northeast of the Spanish capital, close to where a doll wearing Vinícius Júnior's uniform was hung in a bridge to simulate a hanging.

The four detainees – three of them members of radical fan groups – were accused of crimes against moral integrity and hate crimes, as racist offenses are classified in Spain.

The four remained silent during the hearing, according to the Madrid court, which announced the continuation of investigations.

The doll with the Vini Jr uniform was hung on a bridge on January 26, the day of a match between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. Next to the doll was a banner with the phrase “Madrid hates the real".

Outrage in Spain

The arrest of the four took place on Tuesday, two days after a Spanish championship match in Valencia in which fans of the local team called the Brazilian a “monkey” and simulated animal sounds. Vinícius denounced the attack during the match.

The incident sparked outrage in Spain and abroad, forcing Spanish football governing bodies and authorities to take action against racism, a problem that has never been properly addressed in the country.

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