Neymar has been fined $3.3M by the Brazilian authorities for building an artificial lake in the garden of his Rio beach house without permission.
The residence was visited by the environmental authorities, who discovered several irregularities and banned the creation of the lake. ❌
However, Neymar failed to comply with the ban, with images going viral of a party he held on the lake a few days later.
Neymar was hit with four fines in total for reportedly violating dozens of environmental infractions, with Mangaratiba authorities citing in its statement “the start of an unauthorized construction which requires environmental control; capture of a river course and detouring it without authorization; moving rock and sand; suppressing vegetation without authorization and non-compliance of an embargo.”
The latter charge came after Neymar chose to swim in the lake despite government officials appearing at his property and restricting him from the area due to environmental infractions. His decision to swim led to additional fines.
The 31-year-old Neymar appeared in 20 Ligue 1 matches for PSG last season, scoring 13 goals and 11 assists. Reports this summer have suggested a return to Barcelona may be imminent, however, as PSG moves in a different direction after superstar Lionel Messi also chose to depart for MLS’ Inter Miami.
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