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The five-time world champions will face Guinea
in Barcelona on June 17 and Senegal in Lisbon three days later.
The CBF has also launched a national campaign against racism in
Brazilian league matches starting this weekend following the
racist insults 22-year-old Vinicius Jr suffered in a LaLiga
match at Valencia on Sunday, the 10th such episode against the
player that LaLiga has reported to prosecutors this season.
With the slogan "There is no game with racism", the CBF aims to
extend the fight started in 2022 under its new president Ednaldo
Rodrigues, who pushed for changes in legislation that saw the
football authorities and Brazilian justice system apply more
severe punishments against racism in stadiums.
“We want Brazil to lead the fight against racism worldwide,”
Rodrigues told Reuters in a interview on March.
The CBF worked closely with Vinicius Jr on the details
surrounding the two friendlies as it wanted to be sure the
player was comfortable with the matches being held in Iberia and
the Real Madrid winger supported the idea, sources said.
With the CBF still looking for a new national team manager,
Brazil will again be coached by caretaker Ramon Menezes, who
will leave the Under-20s for a day during the World Cup that is
currently being played in Argentina to announce on Sunday in Rio
de Janeiro the squad for the Barcelona and Lisbon friendlies.
Rodrigues told Reuters in March that Real Madrid manager Carlo
Ancelotti would be an obvious choice for the vacant Brazil post
if he was available at the end of the European season.
However, last week the Italian said he would honour the last
year of his contract at the Bernabeu.
(Reporting by Fernando Kallas; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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