He's a prick stating he's not won it due to his stance on Racism, absolutely fuck all to do with that, he probably got votes on the back of it. The main place where he's suffered racism is Spain, what are the Spanish Authorities doing about it?
Btw, I doubt Rodri will think it's "a very silly and arbitrary award". He must be so proud to be crowned the best player in Europe for the past season, that's some achievement.
"Is it cos I is black?" as Ali G used to say...
Well no, it isn't Vinicius. It's because you're a forward player and your totals last season were mediocre when compared to those delivered for years by Messi and the other one. Plus Haaland last year.
That said, he did suffer horrendous racist abuse on a fairly regular basis playing in Spain, and I know his teammates got round to support him. I think the boycott ended up being an extension of that backing - they've been sticking up for him all season whenever he's been upset, so it was 'normal' for them to continue that way.
So I don't think the award decision was anything about racism, but the boycott indirectly will have been.