The Public Ministry of Goiás (MPGO) presented a new complaint to the Justice after the second phase of the Maximum Penalty Operation, which investigates manipulation in games of the 2022 Brasileirão Séries A and B, in addition to matches of the State tournaments this year. In possession of the material examined from the search and seizure carried out by the Federal Police, the MPGO even increased the list of denounced and brought new information about how the scheme worked. The information was published on the Veja Magazine website.
Arrested in the first phase of the operation, Bruno Lopez, also known as BL, is named in the complaint as leader of the gang. Another 16 people could become defendants. The Justice of Goiás has not yet ruled on the new request.
Among the players, three more names were included in the investigated list: Fernando Neto, formerly of Operário-PR and currently at São Bernardo; Nikolas, from Novo Hamburgo-RS, and Jarro Pedroso, from Inter de Santa Maria-RS. Previously, defenders Victor Ramos, from Chapecoense; Kevin Lomónaco, from Bragantino; Paulo Miranda, former Juventude; and Eduardo Bauermann, from Santos; left-back Igor Cariús, from Sport; and Moraes, ex-Juventude and now in Atlético-GO; and midfielder Gabriel Tota, ex-Juventude and now in Ypiranga-RS.
The gang's goal was to profit from sports betting. For this, they recruited players and combined with them the commission of fouls and penalties, receiving yellow and red cards, in addition to the number of corners. At least 20 matches are analyzed by the MPGO, which now has access to the amounts paid to athletes. Check below what the complaint, which Veja had access to, says about some of the games.
*Palmeiras x Juventude
(Series A, 09/10/2022)
“The advantage consisted of the promise of payment of R$ 30,000 (US$ 6,000), of which R$ 5,000 (US$ 1,000) were actually delivered even before the game took place, so that the Juventude player, Onitlasi Junior Moraes Rodrigues, would be punished with a yellow card during the match.”
*Juventude x Fortaleza
(Series A, 09/17/2022)
“The advantage consisted of the promise to pay R$ 60,000 (US$ 12,000), of which R$ 5,000 (US$ 1,000) were actually delivered even before the game took place, so that the Juventude player, Onitlasi Junior Moraes Rodrigues was punished with a yellow card during the match.”
*Goiás x Juventude
(Series A, 11/05/2022)
1st complaint - “The advantage consisted of the promise to pay R$ 50,000 (US$ 10,000), of which R$ 20,000 (US$ 4,000s) were actually delivered even before the game took place, so that the player Juventude, Onitlasi Junior Moraes Rodrigues was punished with a yellow card during the match.”
*Goiás x Juventude
(Series A, 11/05/2022)
2nd complaint - “The advantage consisted of the promise to pay R$ 50,000 (US$ 10,000), of which R$ 10,000 (US$ 10,000) were actually delivered even before the game took place, upon payment provided by Romário Hugo dos Santos to Gabriel Tota's account, for later transfer to Jonathan (Paulo Miranda) so that he, also a Juventude player, would be punished with a yellow card in the match, which was effectively provided by the player.”
*Ceará x Cuiabá
(Series A, 10/16/2022)
“The advantage consisted of the promise of payment in a total amount not yet specified, but it is certain that R$ 5,000 (US$ 1,000) were actually delivered to Igor Aquino da Silva even before the game took place, so that Igor, a player from Cuiabá, was punished with a yellow card in the match, which was effectively provided by the player.”
*Sport x Operário
(Series B, 10/28/2022)
“The advantage consisted of the promise to pay R$ 500,000 (US$ 100,000), of which R$ 40,000.00 (US$ 8,000) were actually delivered to Fernando José da Cunha Neto even before the game took place, so that Fernando, player of Operário, was punished with a red card.”
*Red Bull Bragantino vs America-MG
(Series A, 11/05/2022)
“Payment of R$ 70,000 (US$ 14,000), of which R$ 30,000 (US$ 6,000) were actually delivered even before the game took place, so that the Red Bull Bragantino athlete, Kevin Joel Lomonaco, was punished with a yellow card.”
*Santos x Avai
(Series A, 11/05/2022)
“Payment in an amount not yet specified, but it is certain that at least R$ 50,000 (US$ 10,000) were actually delivered to Eduardo Bauermann even before the game took place, so that Eduardo, a Santos player, would be punished with a yellow card in the departure (which did not happen)."
*Botafogo vs Santos
(Series A, 11/10/2022)
“Bauermann, despite having accepted amounts in the previous round, did not “fulfill” his part of the agreement by not being punished with a yellow card. Therefore, in the immediately following round and still in possession of the amount received, he again accepted the promise of undue amounts to, now, be expelled in the match.”
*Palmeiras x Cuiabá
(Series A, 11/06/2022)
"Payment of R$ 60,000 (US$ 12,000) so that Igor Aquino da Silva (Igor Cárius), player from Cuiabá, was punished with a yellow card in the match."
*Guarani x Portuguese
(São Paulo Championship, 02/08/2023)
“Promise of payment of R$ 100,000 (US$ 20,100) for Victor Ramos Ferreira, player of Portuguesa, to commit a maximum penalty. Subsequently, because Bruno, Ícaro and Zildo (three of those accused) apparently did not find other players to manipulate the result in the same round, those accused did not make an advance payment to the athlete and subsequently did not place a bet on the match."
*Red Bull Bragantino vs Portuguesa
(São Paulo Championship, 01/21/2023)
“Promise of payment of R$ 200,000 (US$ 40,200) for athlete Kevin Joel Lomonaco, from Red Bull Bragantino, to commit a maximum penalty in the first half. The player did not accept the proposal".
*Bento Gonçalves vs Novo Hamburgo
(Gaucho Championship, 02/11/2023)
“Promise of payment of R$ 80,000.00 (eighty thousand reais), of which R$ 5,000.00 (five thousand reais) were actually delivered even before the game took place, so that the athlete from Novo Hamburgo Nikolas Santos de Faria committed a maximum penalty during the match”.
*Caxias vs Sao Luiz
(Gaucho Championship, 02/12/2023)
“Payment of R$ 70,000 (US$ 14,000), of which R$ 30,000 (US$ 6,000) were actually delivered even before the game took place, so that the athlete from São Luiz Emilton Pedroso Gonçalves Domingues commit a maximum penalty in the first half of the match.”
Source: Veja / Globo / GMB
