The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) of the Chamber of Deputies, which investigates the manipulation of results in football matches, approved this Wednesday (16th) the extension of the period of operation of the CPI for another 60 days.
Yohann Sade, specialist in Administrative Law and CEO of Sade & Gritz Advogados, points out that any CPI, when created, must be based on two main requirements: (i) determinability of the fact to be investigated; (ii) that said fact is endowed with public interest.
“As was expected from the beginning, the object of the CPI went far beyond the mere investigation into the manipulation of results (as can be seen in the last meeting that heard representatives of the Brazilian Institute of Legal Gaming and the National Association of Games and Lotteries, in which the deputies' questions were actually aimed at investigating the companies operating sports betting, known to be victims of the manipulations that took place),” explains the lawyer.
According to the expert, it is noted in the applications that will be voted on that the potential players called up are not just players or representatives of clubs involved in alleged schemes revealed by the country, nor representatives of confederations or institutions concerned with the integrity of the games, which demonstrates the misrepresentation of the initial investigative object.
“It must be made clear that if the object of the CPI is the investigation of private activities without any connection with the public interest – mainly that involved in the act of its creation – its continuation is unfeasible, under penalty of violating the basic principles of the Federal Constitution, which may even suggest legal measures for the investigated companies,” says Sade.
In early September, the company Sportradar, which was hired by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to monitor the results of football games, will be heard.
Source: GMB
