Justice orders Pablo Marçal to remove video with statements against African-based religions within 48 hours

The São Paulo Court ordered businessman Pablo Marçal to hide, within 48 hours, a publication on his Instagram profile with derogatory statements against practitioners of African-based religions. The preliminary decision was granted by the 12th Civil Court of the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP), this Wednesday (4), in a public civil action filed by Educafro Brasil.

According to the decision, during the interview, Marçal stated that "every Macumbeiro is a loser in life." He also attributed to the practitioners of these religions the habit of "drinking drinks on the corner, littering public roads" and classified them as "envious people who do not prosper".

The judge, however, did not determine, at this time, that Meta remove the publication from the platform. According to the decision, hiding Marçal's profile and preserving the evidence are sufficient at this stage of the process. The possibility of unavailability may be reassessed after the entrepreneur's statement.