The following text is a free translation of a report published last night by Gabriel’s lawyer and friend Helena Vasconcellos:

“Here is the story: my good pal Gabriel went to Coldplay’s concert last night. Gabriel is black.
Two white girls complained about him being “in front of them”; complained about him, who paid for his ticket just like everybody else.
Long story short: The police understood that this black man does not belong in a Coldplay concert, even though he bought his ticket. Gabriel got beaten up, handcuffed, arrested and is now under a process opened by the São Paulo’s Tourist Assistance Defense for contempt.
Did you think there was no racism lingering in 2017?
This is a side to a live concert that no one will show. The violent police that thinks a black person should not be there.”