Pele is revered in Brazil as the eternal "King of Football." But the legendary player's image is more complicated when it comes to the trickier terrain of politics in his home country, where he faced criticism for his failure to speak out on racism and his supposed closeness with the former military regime. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro, Tim Vickery, tells us more about Pele's politics, still a touchy subject in Brazil.
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