{"id":514708,"date":"2022-11-23T16:42:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T13:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brazilian-world-cup-journalist-says-flag-mistaken-for-pride-flag\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T16:42:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T13:42:29","slug":"brazilian-world-cup-journalist-says-flag-mistaken-for-pride-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brazilian-world-cup-journalist-says-flag-mistaken-for-pride-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brazilian World Cup journalist says flag mistaken for pride flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a5056d54f89d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brazilian-world-cup-journalist-says-flag-mistaken-for-pride-flag\/#%E2%80%9CBrazilian_World_Cup_journalist_says_flag_mistaken_for_pride_flag%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Brazilian World Cup journalist says flag mistaken for pride flag&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrazilian_World_Cup_journalist_says_flag_mistaken_for_pride_flag%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Brazilian World Cup journalist says flag mistaken for pride flag&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Brazilian journalist covering the soccer World Cup in Qatar said police harassed him outside the stadium after a regional Brazilian flag was mistaken for an LGBTQ pride flag.<\/p>\n<p>Victor Pereira said local cops seized his cellphone after he began filming a man\u2019s hostile reaction to the colorful flag he had with him.<\/p>\n<p>The flag, which features a rainbow, a red cross and a star, represents Brazil\u2019s northeastern Pernambuco state.<\/p>\n<p>Pereira said he was leaving the Lusail Stadium after Saudi Arabia won 2-1 over Argentina when a man wearing a traditional white dress mistook the regional flag for a LGBTQ flag. <\/p>\n<p>Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and punishable by prison. <\/p>\n<p>The regional flag offended the man so deeply he ripped it out of Pereira\u2019s hand and attempted to destroy it. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-08.jpg?w=579\" alt=\"Victor Pereira said he was hassled by police in Qatar over his regional flag, which local cops mistook for a pride flag.\" class=\"wp-image-24760256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1158 1158w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=868 868w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=579 579w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=289 289w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\"\/><figcaption>Victor Pereira was hassled by police in Qatar over his flag, which featured a rainbow but was not an LGBTQ flag.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> \/ @ovictorpereira<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-15.jpg?w=862\" alt=\"Pernambuco flag\" class=\"wp-image-24760261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1724 1724w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1292 1293w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=862 862w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=431 431w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\"\/><figcaption>The Pernambuco flag includes a rainbow, a red cross and a star. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @ovictorpereira<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis guy wearing a white dress grabbed the flag, threw it on the ground and started stomping on it. I took my phone to record a video but he grabbed it from my hand and said he would only give it back if I deleted the video,\u201d Pereira said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen an officer arrived and tried to intervene. He grabbed the phone from the other guy and ordered me to delete the video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian journalist said he obeyed to ensure he would get his phone back as he uses it for work. His story began circulating Tuesday after he shared a video to Twitter describing what had h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"579\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-02.jpg?w=579\" alt=\"The flag, which features a rainbow, a red cross and a star, represents Brazil's northeastern Pernambuco state.\" class=\"wp-image-24760274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1158 1158w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=868 868w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=579 579w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=289 289w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\"\/><figcaption>A man wearing a traditional white dress had mistaken the flag for a LGBTQ flag.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @ovictorpereira<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pernambuco\u2019s governor Paulo Camara expressed his solidarity with Pereira on Twitter, sharing a photo of the flag and writing: \u201cThe police saw exactly what our flag represents: freedom, diversity and unity. Values that we are proud to take to the four corners of the world.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, American journalist Grant Wahl tweeted that he was not allowed into the World Cup stadium due to his shirt having a rainbow flag etched across it. <\/p>\n<p>Donning a T-shirt with a soccer ball surrounded by a rainbow flag, Wahl was not permitted to enter the stadium to view the US-Wales match. <\/p>\n<p>Wahl tweeted that he was told: \u201cYou have to change your shirt. It\u2019s not allowed.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"579\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-03-1.jpg?w=579\" alt=\"A Brazilian journalist was stopped outside Lusail Stadium after his regional flag was mistaken for a pride flag.\" class=\"wp-image-24760279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1158 1158w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=868 868w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=579 579w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=289 289w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brazilian-journalist-world-cup-pride-flag-regional-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\"\/><figcaption>Officials haven\u2019t been allowing people wearing rainbows to enter the stadium.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @ovictorpereira<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later that day\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantWahl\/status\/1594733272143200258\">Wahl tweeted an update<\/a>, saying he was \u201cOK, but that was an unnecessary ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm in the media center, still wearing my shirt. 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