Senator of Paraguay returns to cargo: “France is not France of Mbappé”

CAmarilla is in the mouths of the world after attacking Kylian Mbappé, but ensures that he did not “for 15 minutes of fame”, because, he defended, he already has “notoriety enough”. Even after the criticism and the announcement by the French prosecutor on how to investigate the case, the Paraguayan senator does not back down and continues to say she maintains everything she said.

It all began in the field with the elimination of Paraguay by France in the World Cup this year, when Amarilla made a list of comments about the footballer.

Besides saying that Mbappé was “brutus”, that “never learned to write” and that it is a “Comrayan colonized pretending with all the force that is French”, Amarilla also considered: “Instead of breast milk, he sucked coconuts and the most educated he heard were chimps.”

In addition to gaining prominence in the press around the world, the case also reached the French Public Prosecutor, who opened an investigation into the insults.

“I keep what I said. You may find it inappropriate.”

Now Amarilla again insists on the racist comments she has made and, according to Le Parisien, keeps everything that is being said. “I keep what I said, and you can reread my comments. You can judge them as inappropriate if you want, but they were directed to Mbappé. When did I mention France?”, he questioned.

Note that apart from Mbappé, who responded to these words saying that Amarilla was a “disgusting woman” and “unworthy of the position he occupies“, the Paraguayan government also issued a statement in which it pointed out that the comments made were contrary to the values of the country, which are, among others, “respect, human dignity and peaceful coexistence”. The Paraguayan Congress also gave ‘green light’ to a resolution so that its statements would be separated from the legislative body.

” I could’ve asked them to do that myself if I reassured them, because I see people scared, ashamed of me. I can take that enormous weight off your shoulders,” he said, later saying that his statements were about his opinion and that they should not be associated with his role.

To the executive, Amarilla replied by saying the position was unjustified and that France “was not even affected” with its comments.

In response to the French MP, Amarilla added: “France can’t sue me for what I told a Frenchman.”

The senator also pointed out, without any retreat on the statements she made against Mbappé, who thought someone had influenced him: “I don’t think Mbappé read my message. Someone manipulated him. Besides, France is not the France of Mbappé. It’s France of Voltaire, Rosseau. France is too vast to be reduced to Mbappé”.

UN has condemned “dehumanizing declarations”

In addition to the issue being discussed at the Paraguayan Justice and Congress, he also arrived at the United Nations (UN), which said that the “racist and dehumanizing statements made against French football player Kylian Mbappé by Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla are despicable”.

” The racist incidents reported during the World […] reflect a broader phenomenon affecting football and sport in general,” said Thameen Al-Kheetan, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner in a statement.

Thameen Al-Kheetan recalled that “public figures have a growing responsibility in combating racism, discrimination and hate speech in their public interventions”.