Neymar fined USD 3.3m for building lake at mansion

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A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais (USD 3.3 million, approx Rs 27 crore) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said on Monday.

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The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for "environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player's mansion," the council secretariat said in a statement. "The sanctions add up to more than 16 million reais," the statement said, a sum set out by the prosecutor's office in Mangaratiba, a tourist area around 130 kilometers from Rio where the PSG star has his mansion.

After complaints based on social media posts, authorities found several environmental violations at the luxury property.

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