Neymar’s father arrested may be fined about $ 1 million

The father of football superstar Neymar Jr, Neymar de Silva Santos, has been arrested by authorities in Brazil, according to reports.

He was reportedly arrested over "environmental crime" after allegedly performing 'banned' work on Neymar's mansion in Mangaratiba.

As reported by Uol Sport, Neymar senior was arrested during an operation carried out by Mangaratiba City Hall and the Civil Police following a complaint about environmental crime.

His arrest followed an argument with Mangaratiba's secretary of the environment, Shayenne Barreto.

The report adds Neymar senior was released, but those in charge of the operation demanded "more education".

Barreto is said to have issued a fine of five million Brazilian reals, equal to £822,000.

The problem appears to stem from an artificial lake he has allegedly built which reportedly "promotes deforestation, rock breaking and diversion of a river".

The building of the lake would constitute a number of environmental infractions, including the "diversion of water course, abstraction of river water without authorisation, abstraction of water for artificial lake, earthworks, excavation and movement of stones and rocks without authorisation".

Mangaratiba Municipal Environment Department are said to have led the operation.

They are understood to have been supported by the Environmental Military Police and agents of the municipality's Environmental Protection Group.

Neymar himself recently posted a grovelling public apology to his pregnant girlfriend Bruna Biancardi.

The couple have reportedly dated since 2021, and became official in January 2022.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian superstar Neymar, 31, and Biancardi, 29, then confirmed that their first child was on the way back in April.

However, there seems to be trouble in paradise after Neymar took to Instagram to post a photo of them together alongside a lengthy apology.

The former Barcelona forward wrote: “Bru, I do this for both of you and your family.

“Justify the unjustifiable. No need to. But I need you in our lives.

“I saw how much you were exposed, how much you suffered with all of this and how much you want to be by my side. And I stand beside you.

“I made a mistake. I did wrong with you all.

 “I dare say that I make mistakes every day, on and off the pitch. But my mistakes in my personal life I resolve at home, in my privacy with my family and friends…

“All of this hit one of the most special people in my life. The woman I dreamed of having by my side, the mother of my child. It hit your family, which is now my family. It hit your privacy in such a special moment that is maternity.”