Brazil presidential election – Jair Bolsonaro thanks PSG for his support

Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro thanked soccer star Neymar for his support on Sunday, three weeks before the second round of the presidential election against Lula. “Neymar Thank you. Thank you for your concern, not on my fate, but on the fate of your country. I am a simple soldier. You are at the topThe head of state announced during an interview that lasted more than four hours with YouTube channel Belhado.

“Neymar lives abroad (in Paris) and sees what is happening in the world. He must say to himself: I do not lack for anything, but I do not want my loved ones to suffer like the inhabitants of Latin American countries ruled by the left, such as Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, or Nicaragua. He is not afraid to expose himself and has a large following among young people who vote for the first time.In this election, he insisted.

The Paris Saint-Germain star took a stand in favor of the far-right president three days before the first round of the presidential election, smiling in imitation of an election song in a video on TikTok. The next day, he defended himself from the numerous criticisms he received on social networks.

“We talk about democracy and a lot of things, but when someone has a different opinion, he is attacked by the same people who talk about democracy. We will understand’, tweeted the number 10 from Seleção.

Athletes are part of Bolsonaro’s strategy

During the interview on Sunday, videos of other athletes supporting Jair Bolsonaro were shown on the screen, for example messages from ex-Juventus midfielder Felipe Melo, who plays today in Fluminense, or ex-basketball player Nene Hilario, who played 17 years in. The NBA, particularly the Denver Nuggets.

The head of state also took advantage of this riverside interview to once again call his opponent in the second round, former leftist president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, a “thief”. “He’s outdone Al Capone. Al Capone was a little pocket next to Lola‘, referring to the famous gangster who ruled the Chicago underworld in the 1920s.

The leftist candidate, favored by the polls for the second round on October 30, did not hesitate to attack his opponent on Sunday as well: “Bolsonaro lies effortlessly, he never tells the truthsaid the former steelworker during a press conference in Belo Horizonte.