Rio de Janeiro's cybercrime police division wants Neymar to testify about a video he published with messages and images allegedly exchanged with the woman who has accused him of raping her in a Paris hotel.
The police interview has yet to be scheduled.
Investigator Paulo Sartori of Rio's cybercrime police division said that two of his agents visited Brazil's training ground on Monday, where the team is preparing for the Copa America.
Brazilian football star Neymar, who is the world's most expensive player, has denied claims he raped a woman in a Paris hotel last month. He took to Instagram (pictured) to claim the incident was 'a set-up'
Neymar pictured during a training session with his Brazil team-mates on Monday night
The rape investigation is conducted separately by the Sao Paulo state police.
After the first reports of the rape allegation on Saturday, Neymar, who became the most expensive player in the world when Paris Saint-Germain paid £198million for him in 2017, published a seven-minute Instagram video in which he denied any wrongdoing.
He showed messages and images he says were exchanged with his accuser. Images of the unidentified woman, some of them blurred because of sexual content, also appeared.
The two policemen did not talk to journalists.
Vinicius Rodrigues, a spokesman for the Brazilian Football Confederation said, 'the CBF suggested that it (Neymar's testimony to Rio police) be postponed.'
In the Instagram story (right), Neymar scrolled through alleged messages on his phone (left) between him and the accuser and denied the allegations. He is now under investigation
Brazil play friendlies against Qatar on Wednesday and against Honduras on Sunday. They begin the Copa America on June 14 against Bolivia in Sao Paulo.
The woman told Sao Paulo police on Friday that Neymar raped her on May 15 at 8.20pm at the Sofitel Paris Arc De Triomphe hotel.
Earlier on Monday, a spokeswoman for Instagram said the social media channel removed the video posted by Neymar for violating its rules.
Neymar's father and agent said his son should not regret posting the video, even if it means being prosecuted for revealing images of a private conversation.
'I prefer an internet crime than a rape crime,' Neymar da Silva Santos told TV Band. 'He preserved his image, his name. He needed to defend himself quickly. It is best to be true and show what happened. We knew of the blackmailing, but not of the
