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Kanye West to face immediate arrest at Brazil concert “if he sings a song or makes any kind of apology for Nazism"

São Paulo prosecutors have ordered police to arrest Kanye West if he promotes Nazism during his November 29 concert, extending the warning to show promoters.

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Brazil Warns Kanye West: Don’t Bring Nazi Symbolism To São Paulo

Source: JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX / Getty Kanye West has been put on notice by the Brazilian government. Officials have warned him not to promote Nazism at his upcoming show in São Paulo.

Published 14/11/2025 – 15:32 GMT+1 Kanye ‘Ye’ West is heading to São Paulo later this month, where he could face an immediate arrest. According to Metropolisla State Prosecutor’s Office of São Paulo he would have ordered that the American rapper be arrested if he makes any pro-Nazi comment, “makes some kind of Nazi advocacy” while he is on stage or performs his controversial song ‘Heil Hitler’ during the fair, which is scheduled for November 29.…

The São Paulo State Prosecutor’s Office issued a formal warning to Kanye West about his possible immediate arrest if he performs “any kind of Nazi advocacy” during his concert scheduled for November 29 in Brazil. The Choque Police received specific instructions to arrest the rapper – who now uses the name Ye – if he sings “Heil Hitler” or makes statements that defend Nazi ideologies, according to local media. The measure also affects the promote…

A concert that Kanye West has scheduled for November 29 in São Paulo, Brazil, might not take place after local authorities revoked permission to use the Interlagos Autodrome and warned that the artist will be arrested if he makes any reference to Nazism. West, also known as YE, usually interprets in his concerts the song “Heil Hitler”, in which he glorifys Adolf Hitler. “We will do everything necessary to prevent anyone who defends Nazism from d…

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Bloomberg Linea broke the news in on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
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