Flamengo fan who was attacked by athletes creates crowdfunding for surgery

Richard Bastani, Flamengo fan attacked by athletes in a bar in Belo Horizonte after the Copa do Brasil final, he is running a crowdfunding campaign to pay for urgent surgery. The red-and-black man is at risk of losing his vision and needs to raise R$48,000 for a procedure on his right eye.

Richard suffered serious injuries, including intracranial bleeding and arm fractures , in addition to an injury to the floor of the orbit right eye. The fragmentation of the bone created a space that can cause the eye to “sink” into the skull, compromising your vision. Surgery aims to reconstitute the damaged bone.

The total cost of the procedure is R$ 65 thousand. Richard set a goal of R$48,000 in the campaign to supplement his savings and cover the amount. To date, more than 740 people have already contributed, and the total raised reached R$ 42,821.71.

To contribute, simply access the website: Campaign for Good - A Solidarity Look.

“That bone is the base of the eyeball and it was very fragmented due to the violence I suffered on my face. I need to reconstruct this area, because, with the base compromised, my eye tends to go inside the head, damaging my vision. This will impact both my professional life and day-to-day activities, because I will not be able to see properly”, explained Richard .

He also stated that, if he raises more than the R$48,000 needed, the excess amount will be donated to other causes. The medical recommendation is that the surgery takes place within 30 days after the injury, suffered on November 10th.

Athletes were arrested

Two days after the Brazilian Cup final, the three suspects for attacking Richard were arrested: Guilherme Henrique Silva Mascarenhas, Tiago Paim Santos and Felipe Messeder Pereira. The court ordered the preventive detention of the accused, which has no expiration date.

Felipe Messeder's defense told the G1 portal that it will request that the accused be released and try to prove a different version of the facts published to date. However, the requests were denied by the Court of Justice of Minas Gerais (TJMG) and the Superior Court of Justice (STJ).