Neymar sues Brazilian government 'for leaking financial data'

Neymar plays for Barcelona (AP)

Football star Neymar has filed a lawsuit against Brazil's government for allegedly leaking details of an investigation into supposed fiscal crimes by him and his family.

According to records of a federal court in the capital Brasilia, to which Brazilian media had online access, Judge Eduardo Santos da Rocha Penteado received Neymar's complaint on May 17.