A person was injured during a bullfight in the village of Reguengo, in the Portuguese city of Portalegre. The boy was attending a traditional event in the area in honor of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios and São Gregório Magno, he reacted after being stabbed with a stick by another man when he was hit by the animal.
The enclosure the bull was in had just been opened for the bull fighting to begin when the incident occurred. An eyewitness videotaped the moment and showed that the cattle, marked 756, kicked with its hind legs when provoked and hit the victim standing behind it.
The moment he was shot, the man was raising his arm, apparently ready to slap the animal.
According to the local newspaper Linhas de Elvas, the accident occurred on Monday (5) and the injured man was transported to a hospital in Lisbon, about 230 km away.
The Portuguese press did not provide further information on the identity or health of the young man, who, despite the blow, managed to stand up on his own after being kicked at the bull. the gate of the pen guarding the bull. animal.
Despite the incident, the festivities in the village of Reguengo continue until September 11.
Also traditional in Spain, bullfights in Portugal differ slightly from those in the neighbourhood: in Portuguese practice, instead of a bullfighter in red cloth, the “opponents” of the bulls are usually on horseback. There is also a modality called “catch or throw” in which eight men fight the animal to immobilize the animal without any protective device.
In addition, in Spanish events the bull is usually killed during a bullfight, while in Portugal the animals are slaughtered later in a slaughterhouse. Despite the cultural link, at least five bills have passed through the European country in the last two years calling for an end to public funding for bullfights and opposing “animal suffering”. However, they were all rejected and the practice is legal and continues with a government budget.
source: Noticias
