Porto de Galinhas Assault Probe Widens as Vendor Alleges Chokehold by Tourist

Overview

• The clash began over payment for rented chairs and an umbrella, with the tourists saying they agreed to R$50 and a waiter asserting the posted price totaled R$80.
• Waiter Erivaldo dos Santos, known as Dinho, says a tourist slapped the menu and put him in a chokehold when he tried to charge the bill.
• The tourists deny being intoxicated, acknowledge bringing some whiskey to avoid pricey drinks, and say they paid R$94 at the hospital, including two coconuts.
• Vendors reject allegations of homophobia and claim the couple arrived drunk with two whiskey bottles, a depiction the tourists dispute.
• Lifeguards pulled the pair from the crowd and took them to the police and medical care, while Ipojuca ordered the stall’s one-week interdiction and announced tougher beach enforcement.