Brazil decides its future on Sunday, October 30. Lula da Silva won the second round of presidential elections with 50.84% of the votes against Jair Bolsonaro, leader of the Brazilian extreme right. The vote was tighter than previous polls had expected, reflecting the high polarization Brazil experiences.
In these months, many faces from the world of football have shown their political preferences. Names like Neymar, Rivaldo, Romario, Juninho Pernambucano, among others. but, Who really supports Bolsonaro and who supports Lula? Below is a list that collects all these names.
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SUPPORT LULA
Juninho Pernambuco
Former Olympique de Lyon player Juninho Pernambucano celebrated Lula’s victory this Sunday.
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Paulinho
Bayer Leverkusen’s talented striker Paulinho.
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SUPPORT LULA
Rai
Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira, better known as Raí, showed his support for Lula during the Brazilian elections.
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SUPPORT LULA
Walter Casagrande
Former soccer player Walter Casagrande has shown his political preferences for Lula.
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SUPPORT THE PRISONER
Ronaldinho
In previous elections, Ronaldinho publicly chose Bolsonaro.
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SUPPORT THE PRISONER
Neymar
The PSG footballer has been a participant in several Bolsonaro campaign videos.
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SUPPORT THE PRISONER
rival
Another familiar Brazilian face supporting Bolsonaro is Rivaldo, a former FC Barcelona player.
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SUPPORT THE PRISONER
Lucas Mora
The Tottenham attacker sympathizes with Bolsonaro’s ideology.
Source: La Verdad
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