Plays left, chooses right: Neymar campaigns for Bolsonaro Ukraine shoots down Iranian drones++ RT director fired over murder fantasies

A week before the runoff for Brazil’s presidential office, superstar Neymar called for support for right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

“People know what is best for our Brazil,” the Paris Saint-Germain attacking player said in a live broadcast with Bolsonaro on the internet. Referring to the World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year, Neymar said: “Everything would be great: Bolsonaro re-elected, Brazil champion and everyone happy”.

After his first goal in Qatar, he will show the number 22 with his fingers, Neymar said. The right-wing incumbent advertises his party with the number 22 during his election campaign.

Neymar praises Bolsonaro support

Neymar explained that Bolsonaro represents values ​​very similar to his own and those of his family. “I realized I need this power, I know it would help a lot of people,” said the 30-year-old. He therefore calls on all people who are still in doubt to vote for Bolsonaro.

The incumbent official publicly supported him “in the most difficult time” of his life. Neymar gave no further information. However, he was accused of rape by a model in 2019. At the time, Bolsonaro was convinced of his innocence. The investigation against Neymar was later dropped due to lack of evidence.

The 30-year-old Paris St. Germain superstar had supported Bolsonaro before the first round of the October 2 presidential election. The second election between Bolsonaro and his arch-rival, left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is scheduled for October 30.

In the first round of voting in early October, Bolsonaro did surprisingly well, contrary to the polls. Both the incumbent and its competitor are currently fighting for every vote, trying to get individual social groups on their side

(dpa, sid, ak)