“I wanted to change my skin color,” says young black man unjustly imprisoned

Gabriel Jesus was arrested after being wrongly accused of stealing a chain on Cidade Ocian beach, in Praia Grande, on the coast of São Paulo, on November 17, 2024. At the time, the 18-year-old said he saw a stampede on the boardwalk and thought it was a mugging, but ended up being arrested when he tried to protect himself in the sea. A video obtained exclusively by Agência Pública shows the hearing that gave freedom to Gabriel Jesus, who is a pa…