Ponzo, the incarcerated fan, is proud of his photos with Di Zeo.
The image of the fan Mouth in the arena grandstand Corinthians making xenophobic and racist moves against Timao fansadded to his subsequent arrest by the Brazilian Police, went viral on social networks and became headlines in mainstream sports and general media in Argentina and Brazil. On Wednesday, after spending the night at a police station in São Paulo, Leonardo Ponzo, the fan who used his arms to pretend to be a monkey in the middle of the stands, was finally released.
The information was confirmed by César Saad, the delegate of Drade (Police Delegation for Repression and Analysis of Crimes of Sports Intolerance), which also confirmed that Ponzo would have to pay 3,000 reais (about 70,000 Argentine pesos) bail to be released.
According to delegate Ponzo was charged with the crime of racial defamation and, therefore, he had the possibility to pay bail to get out of prison. Either way, your case will remain open and exposed to a sentence of between one to three years in prison. The moment of arrest took place halfway through the game, after the Brazilian Military Police verified the photos provided by Timao fans.
Source: Clarin
