An Olympic champion has been handed a suspension after shocking fans as he asked whether he should shoot Brazil's president.
Brazilian Wallace de Souza, 35, is a member of the men's volleyball team who captured the gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and a silver medal at London 2012. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who overcame claims of corruption in 2021, was allowed to run for President again in 2022 elections, and defeated Jair Bolsonaro to return for his third term at the helm.
While many were delighted with the result, a large number of Brazilians were not, including de Souza, who is a staunch supporter of the former president. An Instagram follower of the athlete asked him on the social media platform if he would "shoot Lula in the face with a 12 (calibre gun)."
