Neymar's Father Meets with Economy Minister, Bolsonaro, and the Secretary of Revenue
Soccer player and his father were target of tax evasion charge
Apr.18.2019 1:53PM
Bernardo Caram
Diego Garcia
BRASÍLIA and RIO DE JANEIRO
Neymar da Silva Santos, the father of football player Neymar, met with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes and the special secretary of the Federal Revenue service, Marco Cintra. After the meeting, he was received by president Jair Bolsonaro.
The meeting was not planned and was only included in the official agenda of the minister after it ended. According to the Economy Ministry spokesperson, the goal of the meeting was to discuss "tax matters related to sports activities."
Neymar da Silva Santos, the father of football player Neymar, met with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes.
After the meeting, he was received by president Bolsonaro. Foto: Reprodução/Instagram ORG XMIT: AGEN1904171816301748
According to the staff of the soccer player, Neymar’s father had the meeting because NR Sports, the company that manages the career of the football player, is one of the 10 thousand largest taxpayers in Brazil.
In December, Folha showed that Neymar had R$69 million (US$ 17 million) in outstanding taxes and fines. The revenue service accused the football player of evading taxes when he was transferred from Santos to Barcelona.
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