Letter of complaint from Gio Queiroz to Barça for “harming her and separating her from the first team”

Gio Queirozplayer of Levante on loan from Barça last summer, published this Tuesday on social networks an “open letter to the president of Barça”, in which he denounces the Barça club for “harming her and separating her from the first team” and for receiving pressure for wanting to go with the brazilian teamin addition to claiming to be a victim of “workplace harassment” and “psychological violence”.

In the letter, the 18-year-old soccer player states that “the culture of harassment and sexist violence against women cannot be accepted or tolerated” and explains that she received “different treatment” from her first call with the Brazilian team to to give up defending the canarinha. It also states that “in February 2021 I was subjected to illegal confinement by the head of the club’s medical services. She stated that I would be a close contact of a positive case of Covid. From the beginning I sensed that the reasons were other “.

Because of this, the Brazilian striker did not travel with the team to the final of the queen’s cup and “after completing the imposed quarantine, I received authorization from the FIFA to join the Brazilian team.” On her return, the player spoke with “the club director” and stated that she was “accused of having committed serious indiscipline and that, therefore, she would be removed from the team and suffer great consequences.” He adds that “with the passage of time, the abuse and psychological violence became more intense and destructive.”

Gio Queiroz It also makes it clear that the club “is not directly responsible for the reported abusive conduct” and expects “FC Barcelona to fulfill its institutional role and act consistently and transparently, investigating and reporting possible crimes to the relevant authorities.”

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