Couple causes confusion after associating the June gang symbol with the PT star in Ceará. A couple who caused confusion by confusing symbols of the Estrela do Luar June gang with the PT star, called the gang members communists and accused them of politicking. The case occurred last Friday (3) in a shopping mall in the municipality of Sobral, in the northern region of Ceará. The suspects, aged 69 and 66, were taken to the police station, charged with the crime of illegal restraint and released. g1 confirmed with a police source that the suspects were identified as Jefferson Golberi da Rosa and Iolanda Pavani da Rosa. Their defense could not be reached to comment on the case, but the article will be updated if the couple responds. ⚠️ The crime of illegal constraint is provided for in the Penal Code, with the following wording: "Constraining someone, through violence or serious threat, or after having reduced, by any other means, their ability to resist, not to do what the law allows, or to do what the law does not order". If convicted, the penalty is imprisonment, from 3 months to 1 year, or a fine. ✅ Click and follow the g1 Ceará channel on WhatsApp Dalila Castro, president of the Estrela do Luar gang, saw the entire situation and did not try to intervene initially because she thought the man and woman were trying to help the gang marker (a member of the group that guides the presentation). However, the couple began a series of attacks on the dancers there. “They went to the marker, then went to the singer and said: 'You are communists, you are doing politics'”, reported Dalila. Dalila points out that the marker wore an outfit from the 2024 presentation cycle. The theme was about the workers' struggle. On his back there was a larger star and symbols such as an ax and sickle that “represent the field worker”, according to the representative of the Sobral gangs. "This year's presentation is about the memorial of Maria Moura, by Rachel de Queiroz, which portrays the strength of the cangaceira woman. As the cangaceiro's clothes are not ready yet, he had to wear this one from 2024", explains Dalila. Confusion was recorded during a performance by the June gang Estrela do Luar in a shopping mall. Social networks/Reproduction Racism and LGBTphobia The president of the association said that the suspects attacked mainly black and LGBT people. "They went to the trans girls and drag queens. They kept talking about the girls' breasts. She said that trans girls didn't represent her. We were lucky because the mall management was there and saw everything." According to the gang's representative, between dancers and production, the Estrela Luar gang has 70 members considering the entire cast. These are the people, reinforces Dalila, who pay for all the costumes, carrying out actions to raise funds, such as raffles, bingos and parties. The expectation is that the group will participate in 20 festivals this year. In a note published on social media, Estrela do Luar stated that "during and at the end of the performance, members of the group were surprised by the aggressive action of a couple who, motivated by political-ideological differences, invaded the show space, interrupted the artistic activity and embarrassed our players in front of the audience present." According to the gang, "the situation worsened when the lady involved approached our marker in a hostile manner, trying to pull her clothes and interrupt her performance, in addition to aggressively approaching the gang's singer, damaging her performance and the end of the show." "This is unacceptable conduct, which goes beyond any limit of the right to opinion and represents disrespect for popular culture, artists and the public present." The Estrela do Luar gang highlighted that the main targets of the couple's actions were black artists. "In addition, members of the gang were the target of LGBTphobic insults and expressions during the episode", he reported. "Star of the Moon is a cultural group committed to art, the appreciation of June traditions, diversity and respect for differences. Our mission is to promote culture, inclusion and citizenship, principles that are incompatible with any form of intolerance or violence", he reinforced. Taken to the police station The Secretariat of Public Security and Social Defense (SSPDS) reported that the Civil Police initiated a Detailed Occurrence Term (TCO) to investigate a case of illegal harassment that occurred on Friday (5), in the municipality of Sobral. "The suspects, a 69-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man, were taken by the Ceará Military Police (PMCE) to the Sobral Civil Police Station, where the TCO was drawn up. The couple was heard, prosecuted for the crime of illegal restraint and released. The case continues to be investigated by the police unit", informed the SSPDS. Shopping manifests itself Sobral Shopping published a note on social media in which it expressed solidarity with the members of the gang, who "were the target of physical and verbal attacks and acts of intolerance during a performance held on our premises". According to the mall, the administration collaborated with the investigation of the facts and made itself available to the competent authorities to gather information necessary to contribute to the case. "The enterprise repudiates any and all forms of violence, discrimination, racism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia or any attitude that violates human dignity. Sobral Shopping is a space for family, cultural and democratic coexistence, and does not condone behavior that disrespects people, groups, artistic manifestations or expressions of popular culture", he highlighted. Federation repudiates attack The Federation of Juninas Gangs of Ceará (Fequajuce) issued a note of repudiation against the attack suffered by Estrela do Luar. "In the use of its powers and in defense of popular culture, June tradition and human rights, it publicly expresses its total solidarity with the June gang affiliated with Estrela do Luar," said the entity. "Such acts, which would have been motivated by the unacceptable association of the symbol of a star with a party legend, constitute not only verbal attacks, but an attack on freedom of artistic expression and the cultural diversity that São João celebrates", added Fequajuce. Watch the most viewed videos from Ceará: