Football star Neymar backs Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election

Brazilian football star
Neymar Jr has endorsed far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s uphill
re-election bid, showing his support in a TikTok
video as he smiled and danced to a campaign jingle ahead of the
weekend’s pivotal election.

Neymar’s public backing on Thursday came a day after Bolsonaro visited a
charitable institute near Sao Paulo belonging to the global
superstar, who currently plays professionally for Paris
Saint-Germain Football Club.

Neymar appeared in a separate video greeting Bolsonaro at
the institute event but stopped short of endorsing the
incumbent, who trails former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula
da Silva, known as Lula, in opinion polls ahead of the
first-round Oct. 2 vote.

Bolsonaro trails former president and frontrunner Lula by 14 points, according to a poll released on Thursday by Datafolha.

In the short TikTok post, Neymar sings a couple of lyrics from
the campaign jingle, calling out Bolsonaro’s position on the
ballot before imploring votes for the right-wing leader.

At the event the day earlier, Neymar thanked Bolsonaro for
“this illustrious visit.”

Race for celebrity support

In recent days, Neymar helped Brazil’s national team as they
thrashed Ghana and Tunisia in friendly games in the run-up to
this year’s Qatar World Cup, set to kick off in late November.

Bolsonaro quickly posted Neymar’s endorsement video on
Twitter, linking his re-election bid to the push by
soccer-loving Brazil to win a record-extending sixth World Cup
title.

Lula has also bet on celebrity support to boost his
popularity.

Earlier this week, the odds-on favorite attended an event with several Brazilian artists.

He has also been endorsed by international stars including Mark Ruffalo, Roger Waters and Danny Glover.

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