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Malay Mail
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Brazilian who stole ball signed by Neymar gets 17 years prison
BRASÍLIA, July 2 — A Brazilian accused of stealing a football autographed by Neymar from Congress during the 2023 riots by supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment for the theft and other charges. The Supreme Court on Monday night convicted Nelson Ribeiro Fonseca Junior, 34, over the robbery of the ball. He was also convicted of violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, armed criminal association and attempting a coup over his participation in the riots in Brasilia. More than 500 people have been convicted over the events of January 8, 2023, when thousands of Bolsonaro supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace to protest his election loss to left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Ribeiro confessed to taking the ball, which Neymar's boyhood club Santos — to which he returned this year — gifted to the Chamber of Deputies in 2012. His lawyers claimed that he found it on the floor of Congress during the unrest, took it away to protect it and handed it in 20 days later to the police. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled that Ribeiro had 'actively participated' in events leading to the storming and sacking of Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace. Moraes described the ball which he took, which had been on display in a corridor, as a 'public good belonging to the public heritage' of Brazil. The riots came a week after Lula was sworn in after narrowly defeating far-right incumbent Bolsonaro in October 2022 elections. The demonstrators called for the military to intervene to oust him. Bolsonaro, a former army captain who served a single term from 2019 to 2022, is accused of instigating the riots, although he was in the United States at the time. He is on trial for allegedly plotting to wrest power from Lula in the event of his victory. Prosecutors claim the plot only failed due to a lack of military backing. Bolsonaro denies the charges. — AFP
Fashion Network
10-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Primark arrives in Viseu this month
Following the expansion plan unveiled in June 2023, Primark opens its 13th store in Portugal on June 26 at Palácio do Gelo Shopping in Viseu, the third of the four openings announced a year ago. With more than 2,750 square meters of retail space, spread over a single floor, the new store will bring together the Irish retailer's proposals for men, women, and children and will have 12 self-checkout tills, a novelty that Primark has been introducing in its new points of sale and renovated stores. Nelson Ribeiro, Primark's sales director for Portugal and Spain, comments: "This new store represents another milestone in our expansion in Portugal, reinforcing our commitment to bringing our affordable products to more and more customers. Our teams are working hard to prepare all the details of the opening and we look forward to welcoming the people of this region." For her part, Cristina Lopes, director of Palácio do Gelo Shopping, sees the opening of Primark as "a real asset" both for the shopping center and for the city of Viseu and the region. With this opening, Primark will create more than 80 new jobs. The Viseu store will be the third of four openings planned in Primark's growth plan in the Portuguese market, which involves an investment of 40 million euros and has also led to the inauguration of new stores in Montijo and in Guimarães and which is due to arrive in Covilhã next year. In addition, the brand invested in the expansion of Primark Colombo, which reopened in June 2024 with more than 6,000 square meters. Once the four planned openings are completed, Primark will have a total of 14 stores in Portugal, expanding its total commercial space by more than 30% and creating more than 500 new jobs across the country. At the same time, the Irish retailer has invested in the national market with the renovation of several existing stores, namely those in Sintra and .
