Ye Faces Possible Arrest In Brazil If He Promotes Nazism At São Paulo Concert

Ye’s planned concert in São Paulo on November 29 has slid into dangerous territory, with local authorities confirming they will order his arrest if he uses the stage to promote Nazism or performs his controversial track ‘Heil Hitler’.

The show was already on shaky ground after losing its venue, but the latest development has pushed it even closer to collapse. According to Brazilian outlet Metropoles, the São Paulo State Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued clear instructions: any pro-Nazi remarks will result in immediate detention for Ye, and the same goes for the show’s promoters, Guilherme Cavalcante and Jean Fabrício Ramos (Faublous Fabz).

The city’s mayor, Ricardo Nunes, didn’t dance around the issue. “No one who promotes Nazism will play or sing any words on public equipment belonging to the City Hall,” he said on November 10th: “We do not accept it and we will do everything necessary to ensure that no one who promotes Nazism has any kind of activity here in the city of São Paulo.”
He doubled down: “Here in the city of São Paulo, we will not allow events by people who promote Nazism in municipal spaces.”

The comments follow years of global fallout surrounding Ye’s antisemitic statements, which have derailed partnerships, tours, and public goodwill. In October, prosecutor Ana Beatriz Pereira de Souza Frontini also barred him from wearing Nazi symbols during his time in Brazil.

Right now, the concert has no confirmed venue after São Paulo City Hall cancelled the booking at Interlagos racetrack. Promoters are reportedly scrambling to secure an alternative space, but the legal risk hanging over the event leaves its future uncertain.

Ye recently met with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, apologising for the harm caused by his previous comments. “I feel really blessed to sit here and take accountability,” he said. “I was dealing with bipolar also, so I would take the ideas I had and forget about the protection of the people around me and myself. So I wanted to take accountability.”

Whether Brazil will see a Ye performance this month remains unclear, he still has shows scheduled for South Africa on December 13th and Mexico on January 30th, but the São Paulo date has turned into a high stakes battle both politically and culturally.