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By Eduardo Simões
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Rio de Janeiro state prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that it had notified striker Neymar and residents of two condominiums to provide information on “New Year’s events” after receiving “several complaints” based on information. broadcast by the press of events sponsored by the player.
He adds that he has notified the player Neymar and the PortoBello and Aero Rural condominiums, so that they provide, as a matter of urgency, the necessary clarifications on the events of the change of year, with the arrival of detailed information on the number of guests, organization of parties and possible sanitary measures adopted ”, affirmed the note of the Public Prosecutor III of Collective Protection of the Angra dos Reis Nucleus.
The MP also said that it also notified the Municipality of Mangaratiba to inform the measures adopted to ensure compliance with the restrictive decrees in force.
“Finally, it informs that it is taking steps to investigate the documentation that is being sent to the Public Ministry and will act based on the current regulations, in case irregularities and lack of respect for sanitary regulations are identified in the facts disclosed by the media. “said the Rio deputy.
Previously, the Municipality of Mangaratiba, the city of Rio de Janeiro where striker Neymar was preparing a party for 150 people, had said in a note sent to Reuters that it has no competence to legislate on private events, at the same time that it stated that the non-holding of events “is a matter of social responsibility and common sense of the citizen in the face of the pandemic.”
The star of Paris St Germain and the Brazilian team has been the target of criticism after information about the party he would be organizing in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with a forecast of 150 participants and that will last several days, at a time when he returns the Covid-19 pandemic. to gain strength in Brazil.
According to the note from the Mangaratiba City Council, the decrees in force in the municipality related to the control of the pandemic “directly affect the use of public land and concession areas, such as shops, banks and squares.” In the case of a New Year’s Eve celebration on private property, the city advises that the prevention protocols against Covid-19 be respected, “such as the absence of crowds”, among others.
At night, the player’s press office, in turn, reported that “Neymar Jr. will not party this year, we are in the middle of a pandemic and he is with his friends and family.”
“The events company ‘Fábrica’ has already said that it is responsible for the event in Rio and Ceará,” he reported.
In the midst of the controversy over the supposed New Year’s Eve party, according to information circulating in the press, the attacker was seen on Wednesday in Balneario Camboriú, on the coast of Santa Catarina.
Covid-19 has killed nearly 194,000 people in the country, and health officials have warned that crowds during the holiday season may further exacerbate the situation.
Initially, press reports said that Neymar’s party would have 500 guests, but the information was denied in a note on Monday from Agência Fábrica, which organizes the event.
The agency said the party will have 150 guests and will be subject to strict health rules to try to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
“The event is carried out in compliance with all health standards determined by public bodies,” said Agência Fábrica in a note.
The event is private and all licenses have been obtained from the competent bodies, he added.
(Additional information from Ricardo Brito and Andrew Downie)
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