Olympic volleyball champion Wallace de Souza, who was banned for five years after writing a post on social media in which he appeared to endorse violence against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said on Friday his punishment was disproportionate.
Wallace was originally suspended by the Brazilian Olympic Committee's Ethics Commission for a year from representing the Brazil national team and for 90 days from national competitions.
An Instagram follower of the athlete asked him on the social media platform in January if he would "shoot Lula in the face with a 12 ." He later deleted the post and uploaded a video apologising, saying he would never suggest violence or hatred towards anyone and calling the post a mistake. That decision was backed by an injunction granted by Brazil's Superior Court of Sports Justice for Volleyball.
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