Brazilian police are investigating a suspected domestic incident involving the footballer and model Tiago Ramos, Neymar's stepfather. He suffered injuries to his arms after an argument with the PSG striker's mother. This is what the authorities reported this Sunday.
The Civil Police from the port of Santos, city where Ramos and Goncalves live, confirmed that the incident took place last Tuesday is under investigation. The pair had to give an investigation on what happened this Saturday.
According to information leaked by the police, the couple, who recently moved back in together after separating a few weeks ago, explained that it was a "domestic incident", after an argument when Tiago punched one of the windows in the flat.
Neymar's spokespeople said that "both are fine and are continuing with social distancing" which applies to the whole of the state of Sao Paulo, the epicentre of the coronavirus in Brazil. There have been 673,000 confirmed cases there and around 36,000 deaths.
Neighbours called the police on Tuesday when they heard shouting coming from the luxury apartment. Police and an ambulance came to the scene to treat Ramos' wounds.
The footballer and model, 23, who is 30 years younger than Neymar, was taken to a medical centre in Santos, where he received stitches. He had some deep wounds, but was discharged the following day.
After the incident, audio has been going round on social media of Neymar with his friend. In the audio. Neymar calls Ramos "viadinho", a derogatory way of referring to homosexuals. One of them says that if he were with his mother, he would "kill" him.
Neymar neither confirmed nor denied if the audio was true.
Ramos has got previous for domestic violence in Spain after a complaint by his Spanish ex, Rita Cumplido, 44. The shop worker managed to enforce a restraining order on the Brazilian.
Tiago Ramos has played for several lower league Brazilian clubs.
Ramos and Goncalves caught the attention not only because it was Neymar's mother, but also because of the age difference and because several memn had admitted to having a relationship with Tiago Ramos. Ramos never denied this.