Overview
- The man filmed himself dousing the bronze outside the CR7 Museum with a flammable liquid, igniting it, dancing to blaring rap, and making obscene gestures.
- He posted the footage to Instagram with the message, "This is God's last warning," using the handle reported as zaino.tcc.filipe.
- A PSP source told local press the suspect is known to authorities from earlier incidents, with no public confirmation of an arrest.
- A CR7 Museum spokesman said the case is in police hands, and early observations indicated flames died down quickly with any lasting damage still unclear.
- The attack, recorded Tuesday morning in Funchal, revived attention on the 11ft statue unveiled in 2014 and relocated in 2016 after previous vandalism, as fans condemned the stunt online.