The Paraguayan Senate on Wednesday condemned “the discriminatory and racist expressions” of senator Celeste Amarilla against Kylian Mbappe.The 61-year-old lawyer had called the France striker a “colonized Cameroonian” following the World Cup last-16 match between the two nations on Saturday.She had previously criticized Mbappe on social media, quoting a post of the striker celebrating in front of Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill: “That brute never even learned to write. Instead of breast milk, he sucked on coconuts, and the most educated creatures he ever listened to were chimpanzees.”On Wednesday, Paraguay’s Senate deliberated for five hours on the motion, which is passed by majority vote, in which it expressed its “absolute rejection” of all forms of racism and discrimination and stressed that Amarilla’s statements do not represent the position of the chamber.
Luego de las modificaciones, el acápite quedó de la siguiente manera: Proyecto de Declaración "QUE RECHAZA LAS EXPRESIONES DISCRIMINATORIAS Y RACISTAS DE LA SENADORA CELESTE AMARILLA CONTRA EL JUGADOR DE LA SELECCIÓN FRANCESA"#SenadoPy pic.twitter.com/gjdznoABFq
— SenadoPy (@SenadoresPy) July 8, 2026As detailed by the EFE press agency , Amarilla, who was present at the vote, described Mbappe a “son of a b****” for refusing to shake the hand of Paraguay goalkeeper Gil at the end of the game.
