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In 1932 when Helio Gracie and his Brothers started to build their reputation as national Heros in Brazil, a wave of opposition naturally started to grow. In one specific incident, Manuel Rufino Santos who was a gymnastics teacher and a wrestler went to a popular newspaper in Rio and declared that the Gracie Brothers were a farce and not the Jiu-Jitsu experts they claim to be. Helio Gracie was chosen by the family to punish Manuel Rufino Santos for his untruthful statements. To prevent the crowd from interfering with the action, three other brothers went along. Helio caught up with Manual Santos at the entrance of his workout place and after explaining to him why he was going to get beat up, he went to work in front of a crowd of cheering fans. A few minutes later Manual had a broken arm, a few broken ribs and a lot of bruises. He went to the police and lied, using his injuries to accuse all the four brothers of attacking him. After a tremendously controversial court battle that divided the public opinion, the brothers were arrested and condemned to serve two and a half years in jail. Supporters of the Gracie Family launched a nationwide protest demanding a pardon to the Gracie Brothers. The movement explained that anyone of the brothers could have fought much stronger opponents than manual and could have done the job alone. The campaign reached the Brazilian President who himself was an admirer of the Gracie Family. In a historical moment, the chief executive went above the court decision and granted a pardon to the Gracie Brothers. The nation cheered!!!