In practice, without approval of the report, the CPI's work would have almost no practical effect. Carreras' report did not foresee any indictment, but it did bring proposals for changes in relation to the way sports betting is conducted in Brazil. He used his deputy prerogative to file the Bills since, without the report, the CPI would not have the power to carry out the requests.
In a statement, the president of the CPI, Júlio Arcoverde, said that parliamentarians had had enough time to analyze the report.
“The main focus of the CPI, which was the manipulation of results in football matches, is included in the final report, including the presentation of legislative proposals to prevent the repetition of the illegal acts investigated and the appropriate recommendations and referrals,” he said.
According to the parliamentarian, the work of the CPI allowed the Bills to be created. He also emphasizes that the approval of the projects would be a response to society.
“I highlight here the project that determines that, in cases of manipulation, the Sports Court guarantees proportional penalties and consistent with the principle of equality. We saw renowned players simply leave the country signed by big clubs, while players from smaller clubs lost everything,” he pondered.
The other proposals filed by Carreras concern criminally indicting directors, coaches or managers who fail to communicate to the authorities’ attitudes suspected of practices against sporting integrity, in addition to one that prohibits the possibility of betting on fundamentals that depend on a single athlete, such as corners, shots on goal and yellow cards.
Another proposition typifies the conduct of exploring fixed-odd betting lottery without prior granting, and carrying out intermediation or contribution to promote fixed-odd betting in an institution that has not been granted.
The CPI began in May and aimed to investigate allegations of match manipulation in Brazilian football, which were already being investigated by the Public Ministry of Goiás (MP/GO), through Operation Maximum Penalty.
During the 132 days of operation, the CPI heard CBF directors, players investigated by the MP/GO, representatives of betting house associations and representatives of companies related to sports marketing and also sports transparency bodies.
Source: ge
