Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar has sparked a wave of outrage in his country for promoting a party with hundreds of guests amid the coronavirus pandemic, which is already adding more than 190,000 people to Brazil, local media reported on Saturday.
The PSG player received a lot of criticism today after the newspaper O Globo reported the event, which started on Friday in a mansion in Mangaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro, and which will continue with the presence of about 500 guests.
According to the newspaper, Neymar also hired a band to entertain its visitors throughout the festivities.
Also, to avoid disturbing the neighbors, he built a kind of underground disco with acoustic protection in the vicinity of the Fluminense mansion.
The local press also revealed that the only rule imposed by the Brazilian team’s jersey 10 was a total ban on the use of mobile phones. Also, participants will not be able to record stories, videos or post pictures on social networks.
Over the course of this Saturday, several Brazilian media outlets echoed the news and Neymar, known for parties and celebrations, came to appear among the most discussed topics on Twitter, amid a wave of reproaches due to the worsening pandemic of coronavirus in recent weeks in the South American giant.