Brilliant on the pitch with PSG, Neymar is nevertheless the target of violent criticism within his country of origin. In question, his support for Jair Bolsonaro who clearly does not pass for many of his compatriots.
Neymar may well regret having supported Jair Bolsonaro during the Brazilian presidential elections. In addition to having witnessed the defeat of his candidate over the past weekend, the star striker of the capital club has drawn the wrath of a good part of the local population. The former Barcelona player is indeed accused of having supported the conservative candidate for purely financial reasons.
If Lula’s victory therefore risks costing him dearly in terms of taxes, the whole image of the 30-year-old player is largely tarnished. Worse still, by his assumed support for Bolsonaro, Neymar would have broken a sealed pact within the Seleção locker room. According to the media Sportthe Brazilian internationals had indeed undertaken not to intervene in favor of one candidate or another.
Neymar soon isolated in the Brazil locker room?
A promise that Ney has clearly not kept since the latter has repeatedly displayed his choice to vote for the far-right candidate during an already very tense presidential campaign. Like the reminder RMC, the native of Mogi das Cruzes had gone so far as to promise that he would dedicate his first goal of the next World Cup in Qatar to Jair Bolsonaro if the latter were to win in the race for the presidency of Brazil.
By not respecting the commitment made with his friends in the Seleção locker room, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior by his full name could therefore have put himself in a very bad position. The attitude of the former Santos striker seems all the more regrettable as Brazil will come to Qatar with the status of serious contender for the final victory.
