Arthur Lira warned parliamentarians that he will not extend the period of operation of any of the parliamentary commissions of inquiry (CPI), including the one that investigates match-fixing in Brazilian football . With that, the September 28 deadline will have to be met.
“I said not one more day and that we should hurry to approve the report,” says the leader of the opposition in the Chamber, deputy Carlos Jordy.
The big doubt for both CPI parliamentarians and the sports betting sector is whether there will be enough time for the agenda to be fulfilled, given the numerous calls and invitations that are pending a vote and others, already considered, depend on scheduling with the that will be heard.
Meeting this Wednesday (30th)
The public hearing to hear representatives of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) did not take place as initially planned at the meeting this Wednesday (30th), to talk about the actions taken by the entity in the fight against match-fixing.
However, during the CPI meeting, the need to listen to companies providing payment services linked to bookmakers was discussed in order to understand all the procedures they adopt. Thus, the appointment of Edson Lenzi, Henrique de Oliveira Moreira and Thiago Heitor Presser, partners of PayBrokers, was approved during the meeting, based on a request already foreseen in the agenda.
Another approved request was the summoning of Rômulo Reis, integrity officer of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The president of CPI, Julio Arcoverde, took the opportunity to inform that Brax, the company responsible for selling advertising signs in stadiums, will be at one of the next meetings. "We want to get to the manipulation of games, but if there is a large company that provides [advertising] intermediation services, we have to call these companies," he said.
About hearings from bookmakers, Arcoverde informed that “we await the agenda of Monday (4th), which will include the companies that will be heard. We will have meetings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.”
Some deputies questioned the president about the lack of sports betting companies in depositions, and Arcoverde said: “I made a schedule to call bet companies. I told everyone it would be the first week of September and they will be heard.”
Parliamentarians questioned the delay in summoning more people involved in the manipulation of results. Deputy Leur Lomanto Jr. asked: “What can a company that sells advertising in stadiums contribute to our investigations of football results? Time is running out and we need to respond to society. There is a specific fact which is the verification of manipulation.”
After much discussion, the chairman adjourned the meeting due to the lateness of the hour.
Source: GMB
