Neymar does not keep his promise to Jair Bolsonaro

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Neymar did not keep the promise he made to President Jair Bolsonaro during the election campaign in Brazil: dedicating his first goal at the World Cup in Qatar to him.

When he scored the second goal for the selection against South Korea, in the round of 16 game of the World Cup, the number 10 celebrated with his teammates and went to the stands to hug Alex Telles, who suffered an injury to his right knee and is out of the tournament.

This was Neymar’s 76th goal with the Brazilian national team, who five minutes earlier had opened the scoring with Vinícius Junior.

During the polarized presidential campaign, Neymar promised to form the number 22 with his fingers, the far-right code at the ballot box, in celebration of his first goal in the Arab country.

In a live on October 22, in which Neymar participated in Paris (FRA), then-candidate Jair Bolsonaro said that he really wanted the striker to “Ihuuu” at the Cup, an expression used by the politician.

Then the following conversation ensued:

Neymar: “I’m going to do the Ihuuu with the cup in my hand.”

Carla Cecato (presenter): “Let’s agree if we win?”

Bolsonaro: “If not. Are we going to win?”

Carla Cecato: “Are we going to combine the first goal you score?”

Neymar: “Let’s win.”

Carla Cecato: “The first goal you score. What gesture are you going to make?”

(Neymar makes the 22 gesture with his fingers)

Carla Cecato: “22”

“The Cup is close. Everything would be wonderful, Bolsonaro re-elected, Brazil champion and everyone happy”, said Neymar afterwards.

The number 10 shirt stated that he was motivated to publicly support Bolsonaro in the electoral dispute because the “values ​​that the president represents are similar” to his and those of his family.

Bolsonaro will leave power on December 31. Since his defeat at the polls, which he has not yet explicitly acknowledged, the president has remained silent and has made virtually no public appearances.

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