Four supporters of the Real Madrid forward were found guilty of hate crimes.

According to La Liga, four individuals were found guilty by a Spanish court of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior from a highway bridge two years ago.

 After hanging a black figure with Vinicius' name on it in the Spanish capital prior to a Copa del Rey match versus Atletico Madrid in January 2023, the defendants were convicted of hate crimes.

 To have their jail terms revoked, the four of them must finish a course on nondiscrimination and equal treatment.  The mitigation for damage compensation resulted from the defendants' signing of an apologetic letter to Vinicius, Real Madrid, the Spanish league, and the Spanish federation.

It was accompanied by an effigy dangling by its neck and a placard that said, "Madrid hates Real."

 A defendant who posted pictures of the conduct online received a sentence of seven months in prison for threats and fifteen months in prison for hate crimes.

 For their hate crimes and threats, the other three defendants received prison terms of seven months apiece.

 In addition, everyone was fined and told not to approach Vinicius' home or Madrid's training facility within 1,000 meters (3,200 feet).  Additionally, they are not permitted to be within 1,000 meters of football stadiums during the four hours prior to and following league or Spanish football federation-organized games.

Additionally, they were barred from communicating with Vinicius in any way for four years following the conclusion of their prison sentence.

 The four members, according to the prosecution, were members of a fervent Atletico fan club that is "ideologically identified with the extreme right."

 LaLiga served as a private prosecutor on the case.

 In what the league claimed at the time was the first decision in Spain to declare racist taunts at a football stadium a hate crime, five Valladolid supporters who had insulted Vinicius in 2022 were found guilty in May.

Although it was not based on a hate crime, three Valencia supporters were sentenced to eight months in prison last year after entering guilty pleas to racially taunting Vinicius during a 2023 game. This was the first conviction for racism-related charges in Spanish professional football.

 With the aggravating element of discrimination motivated by racism, the Valencia supporters were found guilty of a crime against moral integrity.