Santos Fan Gravely Injured in Post-Match Brawl in Curitiba as Police Report 35 Detentions

Overview

• Police say the violent clash broke out shortly after Athletico’s 2–1 win over Santos near the station-tube by the stadium, extending to the area of Chile and João Negrão streets.
• According to the Shock Battalion, Athletico supporters outnumbered the Santos group and used wooden bars, a knife and other objects in the assaults.
• The injured Santos supporter sustained a skull wound with heavy bleeding and was taken conscious to Hospital Cajuru, where he remains in serious condition.
• The Military Police report 35 detentions, including 16 minors identified as Athletico fans, with seized materials sent to authorities and adults taken to a police station while adolescents went to a specialized unit.
• Investigators are using recorded images to identify principal aggressors and gather evidence, and in a separate incident later that night a man identified as an Athletico fan died after a confrontation with police, with the PM citing an armed suspect and witnesses alleging a pursuit.