#Rio de #Janeiro’s state prosecutors are demanding an ‘urgent’ explanation after reports #Brazilian football superstar #Neymar is planning a week-long #New #Year’s #Eve party at a luxury estate near #Rio de #Janeiro.
#Dubbed “Neymarpalooza”, the event will reportedly include up to 150 guests with a host of glamorous supermodels and social media influencers flying into the country to join in the fun.
#Brazilian newspaper #Or #Balloon reported on #Saturday that the player had organised the bash in the city of #Mangaratiba in #Rio de #Janeiro state, where he has a mansion.
The outlet reported some guests had landed at a nearby airfield that #Neymar rented.
#State prosecutors said in a statement that #Neymar and the condominium’s representatives had been asked to provide “details about the number of people invited, the party’s organisation and the health measures adopted”.
#Brazil has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic and this week the death toll topped 193,000 with 7,619,970 cases still active in the country.
#Neymar’s spokesman #Day #Crespo said in a message posted #Wednesday that the #Paris #Saint-Germain forward is not even in the exclusive #Rio de #Janeiro neighbourhood where the party is taking place.
“Neymar #Jr. will not have a party this year, we are in the middle of a pandemic and he is with friends and family,” he said.
#Earlier, #Neymar published pictures of him with a friend on a boat on the southern beach of #Brazil, #Praixa do #Caixa D’Aço.
Then he posted a beach view from his hotel room on his #Instagram stories feed.
#Two friends of the player, DJ #Miss #Natália and #YouTube star #Ana #Liz #Bittencourt, posted photos on #Instagram arriving in #Mangaratiba and wearing a blue bracelet that supposedly gave them access to the party.
The #Sun reports that models #Kiki #Passo, #Michelle #Nevius and #Jessica #Bartlett had flown into the country for the party from #Miami, allegedly invited by #Neymar via #Instagram.
#Neymar, who tested positive for coronavirus in #September, has not yet commented on the alleged party.
#Brazilian human rights lawyer #Augusto de #Arruda #Botelho laid into 28-year-old #Neymar on social media, tweeting: “The idiot trophy for the day goes to #Neymar for his five-day party.”
#High-profile sports commentator #Galvao #Bueno was also scathing.
“It would be very easy for #Neymar to say on social networks that it is not him,” said #Galvao #Bueno, one of the most popular sports commentators in #Brazil, on the #SporTV network.
“LeBron #James is not having parties. #Neither did #Lewis #Hamilton. #Lionel #Messi is not celebrating and neither is #Cristiano #Ronaldo. #Neymar can hold the parties he wants, but not at this time.”
#On #Monday, the #Fabrica company said in a statement that it was organising a party for 150 people, but did not mention #Neymar.
#His representatives indicated that he was invited, but that he is not involved.
The company said “they were following the health measures” established by local authorities, including COVID-19 tests for attendees and social distancing rules.
– #With AP
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