Wallace Leandro de Souza (born 26 June 1987), known by the mononym Wallace, is a Brazilian volleyball player, member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, 2016 Olympic Champion, silver medallist of the Olympic Games (London 2012), 2014 and 2018 World Championship, three–time South American Champion (2011, 2013, 2017).

After winning the bronze medal of 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, he announced his retirement from Brazil national team.[1]

In January 2023 Wallace expressed his desire to see Brazilian president Lula murdered, publishing a social media poll alongside a photo of himself holding a gun, asking his followers “Would you shoot Lula in the face with this 12 [shotgun?]”[2]

The post caused great controversy. The Brazilian Olympic Committee forwarded a representation to the Ethics Council of the entity about the case[3] and the minister of the Social Communication Secretariat of the Federal Government, Paulo Pimenta, called the Attorney General's Office (AGU).[4] Finally, Sada Cruzeiro announced Wallace's suspension indefinitely.[5]

Later, Wallace deleted the post and apologized for what happened: "Anyone who knows me knows that I would never incite violence under any circumstances, especially to our President. So, I come here to apologize, it was an unfortunate post that I ended up making. I was wrong."[6]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Pallavolo Brasile - Wallace ha annunciato che lascia la nazionale brasiliana". iVolley Magazine (in Italian). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Juca Kfouri - Wallace, do vôlei, quer dar tiro em Lula". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "COB entra com processo no Conselho de Ética após post de Wallace". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Ministro aciona AGU após post de Wallace sobre tiros em Lula; Ana Moser se posiciona". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Sada Cruzeiro suspende Wallace por tempo indeterminado". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Wallace se desculpa por post sobre tiros em Lula: "Jamais incitaria a violência"". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
Awards
Preceded by
Not awarded
 Best Opposite Spiker of
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB Club World Championship
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Opposite Spiker of
FIVB World League
2014
2016
2017 		Succeeded by
Not awarded
Preceded by
Not awarded
 Best Opposite Spiker of
Olympic Games
2016 		Succeeded by
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_de_Souza
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