Effects Brazilian soccer star, Neymar, Apparently, thousands of his fans were outraged, following he openly renewed his support for right-wing Brazilian President Bolsonaro.
The 30-year-old soccer star has thrown his weight in support of Bolsonaro a day before Sunday’s presidential election.
The Paris Saint-Germain star posted a video on Tik Tok raising the number 22, the controversial political ballot number.
The player, who has more than 8 million followers on TikTok and nearly 180 million on Instagram, made gestures to a song calling to vote for Bolsonaro.
Neymar as he appeared in the video he posted on Tik Tok
Hell’s Gate
But that sign was enough to open the door to hell on him.
While more than 1.7 million people expressed their admiration for the famous star’s post, criticism rained down on him, from all sides.
Many attacked him, saying that his support for someone like Bolsonaro, who is known for his strange and sometimes racist attitudes, was misplaced.
They talk regarding democracy and a lot of things, but when someone has a different opinion, they are attacked by the very people who talk regarding democracy. You will understand ????????????♂️
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) September 30, 2022
But Neymar did not calm down, but rather responded to the problem, albeit briefly.
They talk regarding democracy
He commented on his Twitter account, expressing his admiration for the claimant of democracy.
He wrote in his tweet on Friday evening, saying: “They talk regarding democracy and a lot of things, but when someone expresses a different opinion, he is attacked by the same people who talked regarding democracy.. Wow!
It is noteworthy that the far-right president is competing with the leftist former president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, but the latest opinion polls showed the first decline.
While the country is experiencing severe tension between the two camps, amid fears that clashes will break out when the winner is announced. On Friday, DaSilva expressed his fear that his opponent would cause “turmoil” if he was defeated in the first round of voting tomorrow. Especially since Bolsonaro, who is late in the polls, has repeatedly questioned Brazil’s electronic voting system and hinted that he will not accept defeat in the presidential election.
