Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar fined over $3.3 million for illegally building lake at his mansion

Neymar, a soccer player from Brazil, has been fined over $3.3 million for building an artificial lake at his mansion. He got in more trouble for swimming in the lake.

"Among the dozens of infractions that were noticed at the player's property are the start of an unauthorized construction which requires environmental control; capture of a river course and detouring it without authorization; moving rock and sand; supressing vegetation without authorization and non-compliance of an embargo," the statement said.

A city hall document obtained by The Associated Press says that the latter charge is related to Neymar's decision to swim in the artificial lake despite the fact that local authorities had shown up to forbid him from that area due to environmental consequences. "Because of that, the athlete was fined again," it said.