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Parents deny Brazilian footballer Neymar evaded taxes | Parents deny Brazilian footballer Neymar evaded taxes |
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The parents of the Brazilian football star, Neymar, have denied their son has done anything wrong, after a judge formally accused him of evading $16m in taxes. | The parents of the Brazilian football star, Neymar, have denied their son has done anything wrong, after a judge formally accused him of evading $16m in taxes. |
They said the judge had not correctly understood their son's finances. | They said the judge had not correctly understood their son's finances. |
The judge accused Neymar of only declaring the equivalent of 8% of his assets in 2013. | The judge accused Neymar of only declaring the equivalent of 8% of his assets in 2013. |
He said the forward had omitted payments received from advertising and from Barcelona football club. | |
The judge froze $47.6m (£30.5m) of Neymar's assets. | |
He said this was to cover potential interest and fines and to prevent the player selling assets before the case was settled. | He said this was to cover potential interest and fines and to prevent the player selling assets before the case was settled. |
The judge said the frozen assets were in the name of the Brazilian player and three companies in which he and his parents jointly owned. | |
However, Neymar's parents said the decision was based on an "incorrect understanding" of their son's income. | However, Neymar's parents said the decision was based on an "incorrect understanding" of their son's income. |
"Neymar did not avoid paying taxes, and neither did any of our companies," they said. | |
Neymar joined Barcelona in June 2013 after a successful career with the Brazilian club, Santos. | Neymar joined Barcelona in June 2013 after a successful career with the Brazilian club, Santos. |
But the transfer has prompted fraud investigations in Spain over allegations that the fee paid was much higher than the declared €57m ($65m; £41m). |
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