{{Short description|2018 killing of a dog in São Paulo, Brazil}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox civilian attack | title = Manchinha case | location = Carrefour supermarket, Osasco, Greater São Paulo, Brazil | date = 28 November 2018 | image = Manchinha.jpg | type = Cruelty to animals | weapons = Rat poison and aluminum bar | fatalities = 1 | victims = 1 (Machinha) | perpetrator = Marco Antonio de Souza | numparts = 1 | dfens = Marco Antonio de Souza }}
The '''Manchinha case''', also known as the '''Carrefour dog case''', refers to the killing of a stray dog named Manchinha. On 28 November 2018, she was killed by a Carrefour employee near a store where she had been living in Osasco, Greater São Paulo, Brazil. The case generated national and international backlash against the French corporation and led to the passing of a law that increased the penalty for the mistreatment of animals by the Brazilian Congress.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Muraro |first=Iago S. |last2=Thorson |first2=Kjerstin |last3=Huddleston |first3=Patricia T. |date=2023-09-01 |title=Spurring and sustaining online consumer activism: the role of cause support and brand relationship in microlevel action frames |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41262-023-00322-z |journal=Journal of Brand Management |language=en |volume=30 |issue=5 |pages=461–477 |doi=10.1057/s41262-023-00322-z |issn=|doi-access=free }}</ref>
== Manchinha == '''Manchinha''' was an abandoned female mixed-breed dog. She lived in the parking lot of a Carrefour hypermarket and was given food and water by customers and employees.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news |title=Cachorro abandonado é envenenado e espancado por funcionário de Carrefour em Osasco, dizem ativistas |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2018/12/04/cachorro-abandonado-e-envenenado-e-espancado-por-funcionario-de-hipermercado-em-osasco-dizem-ativistas.ghtml |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=G1 |date=4 December 2018 |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref name="auto6">{{Cite news |title=Hemorragia matou cachorro do Carrefour de Osasco, diz à polícia veterinária que tentou salvá-lo |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2018/12/06/hemorragia-matou-cachorro-do-carrefour-de-osasco-diz-a-policia-veterinaria-que-tentou-salva-lo.ghtml |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=G1 |date=6 December 2018 |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Conteúdo |first=Estadão |date=2018-12-05 |title=Vídeo mostra funcionário agredindo cachorro em supermercado |url=https://jc.ne10.uol.com.br/canal/mundo/brasil/noticia/2018/12/05/video-mostra-funcionario-agredindo-cachorro-em-supermercado-364528.php |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=JC |language=pt-br}}</ref> The name Manchinha means ''small spot'' in Portuguese and refers to the dark spots in her white fur.<ref name=":0" />
== Background and crime == In November 2018, the owners of the Carrefour store were notified of an upcoming visit from store headquarters. An employee responsible for site security was ordered to remove the dog from the parking lot.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cachorro agredido no Carrefour: entenda o caso e o que se sabe até agora |url=https://capricho.abril.com.br/comportamento/cachorro-agredido-no-carrefour-entenda-o-caso-e-o-que-se-sabe-ate-agora/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Capricho |date=4 December 2018 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The employee reportedly carried out the order by giving Manchinha mortadella containing rat poison, then beating her with an aluminum bar. Employees of the Zoonosis center in the city rescued the dog, but she died. The attending veterinarian concluded that the cause of death was blood loss. The store at first said that the dog had been run over, but later admitted the employee had killed her.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto6"/> It was three days before the case was reported to the authorities.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Segurança do Carrefour confirma agressão a cachorro e diz estar arrependido em depoimento |url=https://www.estadao.com.br/sao-paulo/seguranca-do-carrefour-confirma-agressao-a-cachorro-e-se-diz-arrependido-em-depoimento-a-policia/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Estadão |language=pt-br}}</ref>
== Response == The case generated national and international condemnation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Congostrina |first=Alfonso L. |date=2019-01-16 |title=La Urbana concluye que el disparo a la perra Sota fue una "intervención proporcional" |language=es |work=El País |url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2019/01/16/catalunya/1547636383_206331.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |issn=1134-6582}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-06 |title=Polémique au Brésil après la mort d'un chien tué par le vigile d'un Carrefour |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/faits-divers/article/polemique-au-bresil-apres-la-mort-d-un-chien-tue-par-le-vigile-d-un-carrefour_136284.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=HuffPost |language=fr}}</ref> Social media posts generated a wave of protests against Carrefour chain stores throughout Brazil. Approximately 600,000 comments about the event were made on Carrefour's social media platforms in December 2019, most of them unfavorable.<ref name="auto5"/> Several celebrities, including Tatá Werneck and Luciano Huck, made statements about the case. Luisa Mell, an actor and animal rights activist, spoke out against Carrefour.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |last=estadaoconteudo |title=Vídeo mostra funcionário agredindo cãozinho com barra metálica no Carrefour |url=https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/brasil/cidades/video-mostra-funcionario-agredindo-caozinho-com-barra-metalica-no-carrefour,8a8503bd9360ade55f46ab835170746afe8dx5za.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Terra |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Several store employees were called to testify in an investigation by the São Paulo Civil Police into the dog's death.<ref name="auto"/>
The security guard responsible was identified and removed from his position.<ref name="auto7">{{Cite news |title=Vídeos mostram segurança, barra de metal e cão ferido; MP abre inquérito |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/meio-ambiente/ultimas-noticias/redacao/2018/12/05/videos-mostram-seguranca-barra-de-metal-e-cao-ferido-carrefour-investiga.htm |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=noticias.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-05 |title=Cachorro morto era chamado de Manchinha; segurança do Carrefour foi intimado |url=https://www.oitomeia.com.br/noticias/2018/12/05/cachorro-morto-era-chamado-de-manchinha-seguranca-do-carrefour-foi-intimado/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=OitoMeia}}</ref> He confessed to killing the dog and declared himself repentant.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aun |first=Heloisa |date=2018-12-07 |title=Segurança confessa agressões a cachorro morto no Carrefour |url=https://catracalivre.com.br/cidadania/seguranca-confessa-agressoes-a-cachorro-morto-no-carrefour/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Catraca Livre |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Segurança do Carrefour que aparece em vídeo com barra espantando cão que morreu alega que não quis ferir animal |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2018/12/08/seguranca-do-carrefour-que-aparece-em-video-com-barra-espantando-cao-que-morreu-alega-que-nao-quis-ferir-animal.ghtml |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=G1 |date=8 December 2018 |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Segurança acusado de matar cadela no Carrefour em Osasco confessa agressões |url=https://extra.globo.com/casos-de-policia/seguranca-acusado-de-matar-cadela-no-carrefour-em-osasco-confessa-agressoes-23287927.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Extra Online |date=8 December 2018 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The investigation concluded on 18 December 2018. He was found guilty of the crime of abuse and mistreatment of animals, but was not immediately arrested.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Polícia de SP conclui inquérito e culpa segurança do Carrefour por agressão e morte de cachorro |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2018/12/18/policia-de-sp-conclui-inquerito-e-culpa-seguranca-do-carrefour-por-agressao-e-morte-de-cachorro.ghtml |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=G1 |date=18 December 2018 |language=pt-br}}</ref>
=== Legacy === In February 2019, the case sparked a proposal for stricter laws against animal abuse.<ref name="auto8">{{Cite news |date=2018-12-09 |title=Cão Manchinha inspira projeto de lei O Antagonista |url=https://oantagonista.uol.com.br/brasil/cao-manchinha-inspira-projeto-de-lei/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=O Antagonista |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The Brazilian National Congress approved PL 1,095/2019, increasing the maximum penalties for those responsible for mistreatment of animals from two to five years and a maximum fine of one thousand minimum wages.<ref name="auto8"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Senado aprova pena maior para quem maltratar animais; multa será de até mil salários mínimos |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2018/12/11/senado-aprova-projeto-que-aumenta-pena-e-multa-por-maus-tratos-a-animais.ghtml |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=G1 |date=11 December 2018 |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite news |last=PODER360 |date=2020-11-20 |title=Lojas do Carrefour já foram palco de outros casos de violência e racismo |url=https://www.poder360.com.br/brasil/lojas-do-carrefour-ja-foram-palco-de-outros-casos-de-violencia-e-racismo/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Poder360 |language=pt-br}}</ref> In September 2020, President Jair Bolsonaro signed the bill into law.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-09-29 |title=Maus-tratos contra cães e gatos agora podem dar até 5 anos de prisão; saiba o que muda - Política |url=https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/politica/maus-tratos-contra-caes-e-gatos-agora-podem-dar-ate-5-anos-de-prisao-saiba-o-que-muda-1.2994376 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Diário do Nordeste |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref name="auto2"/> Manchinha has become a symbol of animal rights and of brutality in security enforcement in Brazil.<ref name="auto4"/>
After an agreement with the Public Ministry in March 2019, Carrefour and security were fined BRL 1 million,<ref name="auto5">{{Cite news |last=Kleber |first=Tomaz |title=Um ano após caso Manchinha, 'censo' do Carrefour identifica 300 animais abandonados em supermercados no país |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2019/11/04/um-ano-apos-caso-manchinha-censo-do-carrefour-identifica-300-animais-abandonados-em-supermercados-no-pais.ghtml |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=G1 |date=4 November 2019 |language=pt-br}}</ref> and BRL 1 million was transferred to an animal protection fund set up by the municipality of Osasco.<ref name="auto5"/> Carrefour also conducted a census to identify animals living on company property and transport them to shelters.<ref name="auto5"/>
Manchinha received several tributes after her death.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite news |agency=Agência Estado |date=2019-01-31 |title=Cervejas terão ilustração de cadela morta no Carrefour; renda irá para ONGs |url=https://jornaldebrasilia.com.br/noticias/brasil/cervejas-terao-ilustracao-de-cadela-morta-no-carrefour-renda-ira-para-ongs/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Jornal de Brasília |language=pt-BR}}</ref> In November 2021, a statue was erected in her memory at a pet park in Osasco.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2021/11/28/cachorro-manchinha-morto-por-seguranca-do-carrefour-em-2018-ganha-monumento-em-osasco-na-grande-sp.ghtml |title=Cachorro Manchinha, morto por segurança do Carrefour em 2018, ganha monumento em Osasco, na Grande SP |website=G1 |language=pt-BR |date=28 November 2021 |access-date=5 September 2023 }}</ref>
== See also == * List of individual dogs * Orelha case * Preta case * Sansão case
== References == <references />
Category:2018 in Brazil Category:Animal killing Category:Individual dogs Category:Carrefour Category:Law enforcement in Brazil Category:Police brutality in the 2010s Category:Police brutality in Brazil Category:Filmed killings by law enforcement Category:2018 murders in Brazil Category:Cruelty to animals in Brazil 2018 Category:Osasco Category:Crimes involving police forces in Brazil