Brazilian Soccer Star Neymar Backs Bolsonaro Ahead of Sunday Vote
SAO PAULO—Brazilian soccer star Neymar Junior endorsed President Jair Bolsonaro’s reelection bid on Thursday, showing his support in a social media video as he smiled and danced to a campaign jingle ahead of the weekend’s pivotal election.
Neymar’s public backing 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 will face former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, in the first-round Oct. 2 vote….