Video shows man without clothes in supermarket in Limeira The court denied requests for compensation totaling R$ 262.9 million related to the case of a black customer who had to take off his clothes to prove that he had not stolen anything in a supermarket in Limeira (SP) The episode took place on August 6, 2021, when metalworker Luiz Carlos da Silva was accused of theft at an establishment belonging to the Assaí wholesale chain. ? Click here to follow the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp Compensation requests were filed in 2021 through two public civil actions filed by associations against the network. READ ALSO 'Isolated fact': what the judge claimed was that he denied compensation of R$ 262 million after a black customer had to take off his clothes in the market. The judge who denied the actions was Judge Flavio Dassi Vianna, from the 5th Civil Court of Limeira. Understand below what he considered, based on the decision obtained by g1: He mentioned that the case was an "isolated and isolated fact", in violation of the rules, policies and institutional training of the company responsible for the supermarket; Vianna highlighted that the company has a series of policies to combat discrimination and promote diversity; He pointed out that contracts signed with outsourced security companies include a clause protecting dignity and human rights; Judge also stated that the acquittal of two security guards in the criminal sphere "reinforces the conclusion that the acts carried out were not the result of discriminatory institutional policy, but rather an individual deviation of conduct contrary to the company's guidelines"; The judge also highlighted that, given the actions previously adopted by the supermarket chain, it is not possible to convict it of collective moral damages. Finally, Vianna highlighted the seriousness of the case, but again said that the episodes were "specific exceptions" and that they go against the policies adopted by the company. g1 asked the wholesale chain Assaí for a positioning, but received no response. Luiz Carlos da Silva had to take off his clothes to prove that he had not stolen anything from a supermarket in Limeira Reproduction In 2024, the Court had already acquitted two security guards who approached the customer and were accused of discrimination or racial prejudice. See the accusations and decisions: Denner Augusto Cirineu and João Venâncio de Paula Neto were the security guards at the Assaí supermarket denounced by the Public Ministry; According to the MP, "even though they were aware that they should not follow and approach the victim asking if there was something under his clothes, they did so, because they suspected the client because of his color"; Also according to the complaint, there was no prior monitoring by the surveillance sector, with cameras, that could eventually prove that the customer took a product without paying; In August 2023, Denner and João Venâncio were sentenced to provide services to the community for "discrimination or racial prejudice"; However, between May and July 2024, the court accepted appeals and acquitted the two security guards. Man was embarrassed in a wholesale supermarket in Limeira Reproduction/EPTV Remember the case The victim reported having been forced to take off part of his clothes in a wholesale supermarket in Limeira and filed a police report for illegal restraint with the Civil Police. A cell phone video captured moments of the confusion. According to police records, the black man was approached by two security guards who suspected that the customer had stolen products from the store, and had to undress in front of other people who were there. The case was at the Assaí wholesale chain, which is located in the city center. The wholesale chain informed, after the episode, that as an immediate decision, an internal investigation process was opened, the employee responsible for the approach was removed and, days later, his dismissal was formalized. The chain also said that it does not adopt or advise embarrassing approaches to customers. The man's wife, who was 56 years old at the time, told EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, that her husband had gone to the supermarket to research prices and ended up choosing not to buy anything. On his way out, he was approached by employees there, who allegedly made him take off his sweater and pants to prove that he had not taken products without paying. After the incident, the man became nervous, started crying and had to be calmed down by his own employees in a corner of the store, where several people criticized the security guards' attitude. Video shows man wearing only underwear while approached at supermarket in Limeira Jota Santos/Personal archive VIDEOS: everything about Piracicaba and the region See more news about the region at g1 Piracicaba