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	Podcast:		Witness
	Episode:		Arrested for playing football in Brazil
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:10:01
	Publish Date:		2024-07-12 09:00:00
	Description:		Like many young children growing up in Brazil in the 1960s and 1970s, Dilma Mendes had one dream: to play football for her country. There was just one problem. It was illegal for women in Brazil to play football at that time, a law that came into force in 1941 - and lasted nearly 40 years. Dilma lost count of the amount of times she was arrested and taken to the police station for playing football. She tells Vicky Farncombe the confusion and fear she felt as a child. "I did not understand why people didn't allow me to do something which I loved so much." She also describes the ingenious ways she hid from the police officers. (Photo: Dilma Mendes. Credit: Getty Images)
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