The PSG and Brazil star has clearly championed Jair Bolsonaro. But his opponent Lula after being elected president, Neymar is now in the crosshairs.
Athletes are often criticized for not getting enough involved in their country’s political life, but when they do it is of course necessary above all that their choice be that of the victor. For weeks, Neymar has shown clear and unequivocal support for Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil, a candidate for re-election. A courageous position insofar as Bolsonaro is not a politician who leaves people indifferent, to say the least. In the camps opposite Lula had promised Neymar Sport If elected, the candidate of the left was finally elected this Sunday after confiding that the Brazilian star’s collection from PSG for the Bolsonaro cause will be at the expense of the fiscal calm in his country. Words that made Neymar wince, who challenged Lula to prove his allegations. From now on, the striker from Paris Saint-Germain and the Seleçao is in the camp of the defeated and will inevitably be paid.
Neymar and his family are not afraid of Lula
As soon as the election results were known, hundreds of Lula supporters marched through the streets to celebrate the change of President of the Republic and the cwhen Neymar quickly showed up. Screams of ‘Neymar, go and pay your taxes’ were let out by a boisterous and vengeful crowd, evidently causing supporters of the new Brazil coach to cheer. However, if Lula succeeds Jair Bolsonaro, we’ll stay right in our boots in Neymar camp, like the Brazilian’s sister who didn’t turn around and especially wished the best of luck to whoever openly but politely threatened his star brother. “I’m for Bolsonaro, yes. My choice in these elections is no secret. But democratically, I’ve always respected everyone who voted for Lula. Despite the election results, my opinion will not change (…) Regardless of what the President-elect recently said about my family, I hope he will make Brazil even more wonderful,” said Rafaella Santos, good loser who therefore refutes the blackmail to them his brother would have been the victim to support Bolsonaro.
This Deus our Abençoe e our protection 🇧🇷💙💚💛 pic.twitter.com/rGBoFWimEk
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) October 29, 2022
Coming back to the allegations of the new Brazilian president, it is worth remembering that before signing for PSG, Neymar was accused of cheating the Brazilian tax authorities by up to 35 million euros and that his debt was eventually increased to 1.5 million euros , before finally being canceled a few months ago. Some saw it as a maneuver by Jair Bolsonaro to offer himself Neymar as press secretary, although recent events in Spain have proved that the Seleçao player was not to blame for everything he is being accused of. After joining Barça from Santos, Neymar and his father were accused of having set up a system in collusion with FC Barcelona to avoid paying a large part of a commission. But prosecutors eventually decided to drop everything as they believed there was nothing to be believed in a Neymar dirty trick.
In Brazil, the case of the PSG player will apparently draw attention after the end of the election, even if the 2022 World Cup could finally reconcile everyone the Seleçao, led by Neymar, wins in Qatar. Because when the two candidates get almost 50:50 in the elections, the national team collects 100% of the votes in the hearts of Brazilians. Neymar knows how to make amends but if he doesn’t, the backlash could be even more terrible for the Paris Saint-Germain No.10.