Finally, Neymar forfeited… for his giant New Year’s Eve. Strongly criticized for the mega party project organized in his property, in Mangaratiba, near Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian striker of PSG said on Thursday that it would simply not take place.
“Neymar Jr is not going to organize a New Year’s Eve party, we are in the midst of a pandemic and he is with friends and family,” his communication service told the newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo, as well as reported The Team.
The affair had, it is true, taken on scandalous proportions in Brazil where the Covid-19 pandemic is raging. In addition to the reactions of the press and social networks, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the intervention of the justice system.
A video showing him being tested
The Rio prosecutor had announced the opening of an investigation after receiving “several complaints, based on information disclosed by the press, concerning the events organized by the player Neymar”.
The magistrate asked the star of the Seleção, as well as the condominium where the villa is located and another neighboring residential complex, to provide “urgent” details on “the number of guests, the organization celebrations and any sanitary measures taken ”.
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The event was supposed to welcome 150 to 500 guests while the State of Rio de Janeiro does not prohibit parties in private residences and the town hall of Mangaratiba had admitted “not having the power” to intervene.
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