The polarization of politics in Brazil is a fact. The tight result of the elections, in which Lula won by a margin of just 2 points over Jair Bolsonaro have confirmed that the South American country is politically more divided than ever.
How could it be otherwise, this disunity It has also affected the world of footballin which several popular football players y former soccer players have not hesitated to express their position to the point of asking for “a Military intervention to stop the return to power of communism”, as requested by the former Atlético de Madrid and Deportivo player, as well as the Spanish team, Donato.
Supports Tears
Among the footballers who have shown their sympathy towards the winner of the elections, Lula Da Silvathey find each other Juninho Pernambucoone of the best free kick takers in history, the former PSG player raíthe former player of Corinthians, Porto or Torino, Walter Casagrande or even the former Real Madrid coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who has come to qualify Jair Bolsonaro as a “sociopath.” Another ex-soccer player who has been significant in favor of Lula is the one who was Donato’s partner in the Super desertJose Roberto Gama de Oliveira, better known as Bebetowho did not hesitate to ask for the vote for the leader of the workers party.
Among the active players who defend Lula’s cause is the Bayer Leverkusen winger Paulinho.
In favor of Bolsonaro
The list of former soccer players and active players who have spoken favorably towards the outgoing president is even more extensive. Since Romario de Souza Farias, scorer and best player in the USA World Cup in 1994 with the Brazilian team, who has been reelected as senator representing the state of Rio de Janeiro within Bolsonaro’s lists, even his contemporaries Rivaldo o coffeegoing through the former Barcelona player Ronaldinho.
Thank you, thank you and thank you. I have no words to describe the emotion of being reappointed to the Senate by the people of Rio de Janeiro. I promise you that I will work even harder to deliver a better quality of life for the population of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. pic.twitter.com/9o4gPum7wS
— Romario (@RomarioOnze) October 3, 2022
The top star of the current Brazilian team, Neymarhas repeatedly supported Bolsonaro, starring in videos during the electoral campaign in favor of the candidate of the Liberal Party and allowing himself to be photographed with him on more than one occasion. In fact, the PSG striker recently commented that he will dedicate his first goal in the game to the leader of the extreme right. Qatar World Cup.
Bolsonaro has also had the support of other active players, such as internationals Lucas Moura (Tottenham) Fr Felipe Melo (Fluminense).
