“Faced with evidence of manipulation of results in sports competitions, with interstate and even international repercussions, I am determining today that an Inquiry be instituted at the Federal Police for legally applicable investigations," Dino wrote on Twitter.
According to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) sent an official letter to the ministry to deal with recent information on match-fixing, "assuring that it has adopted measures to censor and punish the practice of such illicit acts" and asking the participation of the Federal Police in the case.
"The CBF also made itself available to provide whatever is in the public interest so that the investigations reach a successful conclusion, pledging to provide all documents and information that the authority deems relevant," the ministry said in a note.
The alleged match manipulation scheme to benefit gamblers was revealed by the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Goiás (MPGO) , which indicted 16 people, including seven professional football players.
MPGO said the alleged crimes occurred in 13 football matches, including eight played in the 2022 Brazilian Championship. Players from clubs such as Santos, Juventude and Cuiabá are among those accused.
In the indictment documents, prosecutors alleged that a criminal gang paid players to commit infractions. The group then gambled on these games and won payouts when manipulations occurred. The group offered up to R$ 500,000 (US$ 100,000) as payment to players, prosecutors claim.
"This is a specialized action aimed at enticing and co-opting professional athletes to, through financial consideration, ensure the practice of certain events in official football matches and, with this, guarantee success in high sports bets made by the criminal group in houses of the sector," say the prosecutors.
Source: UOL
Diante de indícios de manipulação de resultados em competições esportivas, com repercussão interestadual e até internacional, estou determinando hoje que seja instaurado Inquérito na Polícia Federal para as investigações legalmente cabíveis.
— Flávio Dino ???? (@FlavioDino) May 10, 2023
