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Chilean Executive Accused of Racial Injury Was Monitored by the PF on the Flight Back to Brazil

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A Chilean executive was arrested last Friday (the 15th) at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo after making racist and homophobic comments on board a plane against crew members and passengers. In one of the offenses, he insulted a flight attendant, saying he had "the smell of a Brazilian black person" and stated that being gay "is a problem." Higher electricity bill: With El Niño, the country is expected to have a red flag for longer t…

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A Chilean executive was arrested last Friday (the 15th) at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo after making racist and homophobic comments on board a plane against crew members and passengers. In one of the offenses, he insulted a flight attendant, saying he had "the smell of a Brazilian black person" and stated that being gay "is a problem." Higher electricity bill: With El Niño, the country is expected to have a red flag for longer t…

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The case of the Chilean Germán Andrés Naranjo Maldini, arrested by the Brazilian Federal Police to utter racist and homophobic insults against a member of the crew on an international flight of Latam Airlines, has been one of the most commented cases in Brazil during this weekend. Despite having happened on May 10, the video with the images of Naranjo Maldini offending the worker of Latam and imitating a monkey only went viral on social networks…

The former commercial manager of the Landes fishing company, Germán Naranjo, is currently being held at the Guarulhos Provisional Detention Centre in São Paulo. His capture took place on 15 May following the viralization of records captured on a Latam flight on the São Paulo–Frankfurt route, where the Chilean directed racist insults and [...] La entrada The complex panorama of Chilean arrested in Brazil for racist insults was first published in …

Considering the nature of the facts - both racist and homophobic offenses, committed against a crew member on a commercial flight before multiple witnesses - the Chilean executive Germán Naranjo could be charged with penalties ranging from 2 to 5 years in prison. His situation could be resolved by agreements that include significant financial compensation and community services, similar to what happened with the Argentine lawyer Agostina Páez ea…

Anac (National Agency of Avia o Civil) said on Sunday (17) that it can take measures against the passenger arrested under suspicion of xenophobia and racism on Friday (15), when landing at the airport of Guarulhos (SP) coming from Frankfurt, Germany. Among the possible measures is the application of the fine and the ban on boarding. Read more (05/17/2026

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DiarioAntofagasta.cl broke the news on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
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