Kanye West confronted one other skilled setback when São Paulo officers canceled his scheduled November 29 live performance at Interlagos Racetrack, citing his historical past of selling Nazi ideology and hate speech.

Consequence reported that the cancellation got here after Brazilian authorities had already warned the rapper he would face instant arrest if he carried out his controversial music “Heil Hitler” or made any pro-Nazi statements in the course of the present.

São Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes declared, “He won’t sing a single word” and “No one who promotes Nazism will play or sing any words on public equipment belonging to the City Hall.”

The live performance prohibition adopted months of mounting stress from Brazilian officers who had been monitoring West’s actions since his launch of the music “Heil Hitler” in May 2025.

The monitor incorporates parts of speeches by Adolf Hitler, the Nazi dictator answerable for the Holocaust that killed six million Jews. West had additionally been promoting merchandise that includes swastikas.

Brazilian legislation strictly prohibits Nazi apologia, making the nation’s stance in opposition to the West’s efficiency legally enforceable. The menace of arrest represented greater than political posturing – it carried actual authorized penalties beneath Brazil’s anti-Nazi laws.

Event organizers expressed hope of rescheduling West’s efficiency in Brazil for 2026, although they indicated it will possible happen in a distinct metropolis given São Paulo’s agency rejection.

The Brazil live performance cancellation occurred just weeks after West met with New York City Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto to apologize for his antisemitic behavior.

During the November 7 meeting, West advised the rabbi, “I feel really blessed to be able to sit here with you today and just take accountability.”

West attributed his antisemitic actions to his bipolar dysfunction, explaining, “I was dealing with some various issues of bipolar, so it would take the ideas I had and have me take them to an extreme where I would forget about the protection of the people around me or and myself.”

The rapper used an analogy to explain his accountability for actions taken throughout bipolar episodes: “Sometimes people aren’t that knowledgeable about bipolar and the cause, or what causes it, and the way you act when you have this disease. So it’s like if you left the house and you left your kid at the house and your kid went and messed up the kitchen and messed up the garage and messed up the living room, and when you get back, it’s your responsibility, because that’s your job, and that’s the way I look at it, like I gotta go clean up the kitchen.”

Rabbi Pinto accepted West’s apology via a translator, calling him a “good man” and stating, “A person is not defined by his mistakes, but by the way he chooses to correct them. This is the true strength of man: The ability to return, to learn, and to build bridges of love and peace.”

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