The “Ney” has chosen his camp between Lula and Jair Bolsonaro. In a video posted Thursday, September 29 on TikTok, Brazilian football superstar Neymar declared his support for the far-right president, three days before an ultra-polarized election.
In this video, the Paris Saint-Germain striker, who has more than eight million subscribers on TikTok and nearly 180 million on Instagram, smilingly mimes a song calling for Jair Bolsonaro to vote. For the outgoing head of state, left behind in the polls by the left-wing ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, this is strong support. He shared this excerpt on Twitter.
– Reeleicao Hexa.
– Value, @neymarjr !Brasil acima de tudo!
Deus acima de todos!2️⃣2️⃣ ✅ ⚽ pic.twitter.com/RCdW6tEEN3
— Jair M. Bolsonaro 2️⃣2️⃣ (@jairbolsonaro) September 29, 2022
The day before, Wednesday, the captain of the Brazilian football team had welcomed the outgoing president’s visit to a children’s center he founded in Sao Paulo. “Thank you for your illustrious visit. I would very much like to be there but unfortunately I am far awayexplained the number 10 of the Seleçao. I hope you will enjoy this visit to the institute, the most beautiful goal I pursue in life, and I am very happy that you are here”he added before sending a kiss of the hand.
Accompanied by two former ministers, Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas, candidate for the post of governor of Sao Paulo, and Marcos Ponte, who is running for senatorial, Jair Bolsonaro exchanged with young people, urging them to “respect” their parents and teachers, then had lunch with them in the dining hall, according to videos released by the institute.
Neymar and Bolsonaro met at least once, in 2019, during the Copa America disputed in Brazil. A month ago, the president posted a picture of himself with a ball that Neymar allegedly gave him. The Brazil national football team jersey, in the green and yellow colors of the national flag, is the emblem worn by supporters of the far-right president during protests and rallies in support.