'Lack of shame': Robinho affair highlights Brazil's rape crisis
by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro from World news | The Guardian on (#59CDS)
Top club Santos signed a contract - now suspended - with the former Brazil striker who was convicted of rape in Italy in 2017
A public debate over sexual violence and rape culture has erupted in Brazil after one of its leading football clubs tried to recruit a convicted rapist to lead its attack.
Santos Futebol Clube - which has produced sporting legends including Pele and Neymar - announced the highly controversial signing of the former Manchester City striker Robinho on 10 October.
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