Overview
- Thirty-seven Extinction Rebellion participants were identified after fluorescein dyed a stretch of the Grand Canal near Rialto on November 22.
- All identified participants, including Greta Thunberg, received 48-hour daspo orders as Digos recorded their identities and seized banners and equipment.
- Authorities reported no environmental crimes and no interruption to public transport because the dye used functions as a non-harmful tracer.
- Of the 37, thirty-four were Italian; two foreign nationals were fined €150 for disrupting water traffic.
- The Venice action was part of coordinated protests in multiple Italian cities and drew condemnation from Veneto governor Luca Zaia, as the questura evaluates further administrative measures.