Neymar will dedicate his first goal in the Qatar World Cup to Bolsonaro

MADRID, 23 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Brazilian international Neymar Jr. will dedicate the first goal he scores in the World Cup in Qatar, which takes place from November 20 to December 18, to the current president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, who next week faces in the second round of the country's elections to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

"The World Cup is close. It would be wonderful: Bolsonaro re-elected, Brazil champion and everyone happy," Neymar said in a direct broadcast by Bolsonaro in the middle of the campaign. "I believe in the president, he is the right man to lead our Brazil, we are seeing improvements in everything he is doing, we hope that our president will be re-elected. Vote 22," he added, referring to the number that voters must mark in the electronic ballot box. to vote for the current president.

The Paris Saint Germain striker assured that Bolsonaro's "values" are "very similar" to his and his family's, and promised to make the '22' with his fingers to celebrate his first goal in the World Cup, where the 'canarinha ' debuts on November 24 against Serbia.

Among the reasons for voting for the president, Neymar assured that he supported him in "the most difficult moment" of his life, when in 2019 he was accused of rape. "I felt in my heart that I should return the same affection. So I am doing the same: I believe in the president," he said.

In September, the Paris Saint-Germain striker uploaded a video to TikTok in which he was seen dancing to a song in support of the far-right leader. Thousands of fans and users of social networks in general made Neymar ugly, with eight million followers, the gesture, reminding him of Bolsonaro's racist comments towards the Afro-descendant and indigenous community.