(8 Aug 2019) Brazilian prosecutors recommended Thursday that the investigation of soccer star Neymar on a rape allegation be closed, saying there is a lack of evidence. Sao Paulo state prosecutors Flávia Merlini and Estefânia Paulin said they agree with a police decision of July 30 not to bring charges.
A judge will make the final decision.
Brazilian model Najila Trindade went to Sao Paulo police to accuse Neymar of raping her at a Paris hotel in May. No complaint was filed with French police.
The Associated Press doesn't name alleged sexual assault victims unless they make their identities public, which Trindade did in several interviews.
Neymar denied the accusation and said their relations were consensual.
He is in France, where he plays for Paris Saint-Germain.
"We decided to close the case due to the lack of enough evidence of what was alleged by the victim," prosecutor Merlini said in a press conference.
There is no deadline for a judge to rule. Few cases in Brazil are reopened after police and prosecutors suggest their closing.
Prosecutor Paulin said the model did not produce any of the evidence she claimed she had, including a video that allegedly proved the footballer attacked her.
The prosecutor said Trindade's only injury was to a finger.
Asked by the AP, Neymar's and Trindade's representatives did not comment the conclusions of the Sao Paulo state prosecutors.
Sao Paulo police are still investigating whether Trindade falsely reported a rape.
Police interviewed Trindade three times about her claims.
Twelve other people were also questioned. Neymar himself was heard for about five hours in mid-June.
The Brazilian footballer is still under investigation in a cybercrime case connected to Trindade's allegations.
After the model offered the rape charges, Neymar posted images and messages of the accuser without her authorization in his social media channels, in possible violation of her online privacy.
The striker, who also testified in that case in Rio de Janeiro, claimed the images were posted by his press team.
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