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World Cup 2022: Brazilian journalist has phone seized by Qatar police after regional flag mistaken for LGBTQ banner
Tuesday 22 November 2022 22:56, UK
The flag of Brazil's northeastern Pernambuco state
A journalist reporting on the World Cup in Qatar claims local police hassled him outside a stadium after mistaking his regional Brazilian flag for an LGBTQ pride banner.
Victor Pereira said his phone was seized by authorities after he used it to film a man's negative reaction to the colourful flag of Brazil's northeastern Pernambuco state.
The flag depicts a rainbow in the colours red, yellow and green, a red cross and a star.
He said a man wearing a traditional white dress mistook it for the LGBTQ community's rainbow flag when he was leaving the Lusail Stadium following Saudi Arabia's shock 2-1 win over Argentina on Tuesday.
More:
https://news.sky.com/story/world-cup-2022-brazilian-journalist-has-phone-seized-by-qatar-police-after-regional-flag-mistaken-for-lgbtq-banner-12753490
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Quatar isn't looking so hot these days... 
