New legislation on the horizon and recent decisions by courts can help fight an old problem, but a solution may still be afar.
Historical Context
Hooliganism is anything but new to Brazil. Since 2003, when Federal Law 10.671/03, known as the Supporter’s Defense Statute (the Statute) came into force, the attention turned to fighting violence and crime associated with football.
Following a serious incident during the Brazilian League final in 2000, when 168 fans were injured when a protection barrier fell in an overcrowded stadium, the Statute was enacted aiming at improving general conditions in Brazilian stadia. It did so by legally treating fans as consumers, therefore mandating clubs, the regional associations and the Brazilian FA (the CBF) - that is those who organize professional tournaments in the country - to maintain minimum infrastructure conditions for supporters to attend games. By doing so, one additional goal was created: to bring families closer to football games and indirectly make the “organized supporters”, the local equivalent to...
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