For Roger Machado, one of the only black Brazilian coaches, the racism that undermines professional football in his country "is due in particular to the culture of hatred that has prevailed for several years in Brazil".
Machado officiates on the bench of Gremio, a second division club.
In the elite, only one team, in this case Goias, is led this season by a black coach, Jair Ventura, son of Jairzinho, legendary attacking world champion in 1970.
"Football is a reflection of our society," explains Machado.
The representation of the black population in other sectors is also very low for positions of responsibility.
As soon as black people try to climb the social pyramid, there are filters, the fruit of an ideology according to which we do not have leadership skills, essential precisely for a football coach.
Filters, and violence.
“Those who think they are losing the privileges that structural racism has granted them are reacting in an increasingly aggressive way.
This is due in particular to the culture of hatred that has been raging for several years in Brazil, he laments, pointing to Jair Bolsonaro.
The racists, who were hiding before, are uninhibited by the attitude of the Head of State, they know that he thinks like them.
We must resist!
What he wants is a step back, we can't let that happen.
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