Justice! Luana Piovani loses the case against Neymar

The actress Luana Piovani was sentenced by the Court of Sao Paulo for qualified insult Neymar Jr.in a lawsuit filed by the player over social media posts last year. The decision was signed by the judge Rodrigo César Müller Valenteof the 2nd Criminal Court of Barra Funda, and published this Thursday (16th) by the LeoDias portal. The sentence, dated Wednesday (15), recognizes that Luana’s statements exceeded the limits of freedom of expression.

The judge understood that although public figures are subject to criticism, the actress’s posts were offensive in nature. In his publications, Piovani he also wrote sentences like “How can you be such a bad character?” AND “He is a terrible example as a father and as a man”aimed directly at the player. The judge underlined that the demonstrations “hurt Neymar’s personal and family honor” and had widespread repercussions on networks and the press, worsening the damage to the athlete’s image.

The process and consequences of the dispute

According to the decision, Luana Piovani he was acquitted of the crime of defamation, but convicted of defamation, and will have to pay the court costs set at 100 UFESP, according to state legislation. The case arose in December 2024, after publications made on 28 and 30 May and 1 June of the same year, when the player announced a real estate project on the coast of Pernambuco AND Alagoastarget of criticism from environmentalists and the actress herself.

In the posts, Luana called Neymar From “bad character” AND “scrotum”who motivated the legal action on the basis that the statements were prejudicial “reputation, dignity and decorum” of the player. The exchange of insults escalated when the athlete responded by saying: “She was a great actress, she has nothing to say, but now she has to put a shoe in your mouth with her shit talk”.”* The actress responded by stating: “Whoever cheats on a pregnant woman three times during pregnancy cannot be a good father.” Neymar had requested compensation of R$50,000 for moral damages and had even proposed closing the trial with a public apology, which Luana Piovani refused.

Source: Terra