Neymar supports Jair Bolsonaro 0:13
(CNN)
-- Days before the presidential elections in Brazil, Brazilian soccer star Neymar appeared in a video endorsing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose main rival this Sunday will be former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker appeared in a video that was posted on Bolsonaro's official Twitter account, where he appears singing a campaign jingle encouraging people to vote for number 22, the official number on the Bolsonaro's electoral ballot. current president.
- Reelection 🤝 Hexa.
- Wow, @neymarjr!
Brazil on top of everything!
God above all!
2️⃣2️⃣ ✅ ⚽🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/RCdW6tEEN3
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— Jair M. Bolsonaro 2️⃣2️⃣ (@jairbolsonaro) September 29, 2022
In addition to the soccer player, other people appear in the video who support Bolsonaro, singing and dancing the song.
The video was also posted by Neymar on his TikTok account on Thursday.
This support from Neymar to the president comes a day after Bolsonaro visited a unit of the soccer player's non-profit organization, the Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr, in the state of Sao Paulo.
The video, in which Bolsonaro tours the institute, was posted on the Institute's official Twitter account.
The institution seeks to create opportunities through educational and sports initiatives for low-income families and children in the city of Praia Grande.
Although Neymar was unable to meet the president in person, he sent him a thankful video message from Paris, where he had just played a friendly with the Brazilian team and helped secure a 5-1 victory against Tunisia.
Bolsonaro also shared that video on Wednesday.
- Rewarding passagem, hoje, pelo @InstitutoNJr .
I respect my family and my teachers, together with the discipline of sport, guaranteeing an honest future.
Our greatest heritage is our children and we need to preserve it, if necessary, with our own lives.
Valeu, @neymarjr 🇧🇷👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/gW2MjBLKUn
— Jair M. Bolsonaro 2️⃣2️⃣ (@jairbolsonaro) September 29, 2022
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