JUE 25 DE ABRIL DE 2024 - 14:44hs.
Match-fixing investigation

Betting CPI summons 13 bookmakers in addition to 20 athletes and recruiters

The Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) of sports betting approved this Tuesday (6) the summoning of players allegedly involved in the manipulation of results, leaders of the recruiters and representatives of sports betting houses, such as Betnacional, Betano, Vai de Bet, Esportes da Sorte, among others, in addition to Sportradar representatives.

The deputies decided to call almost 20 athletes and, in total, 59 requests for invitations and summons were approved by the parliamentarians. The list includes:

Representatives of bookmakers and other companies

  • Alesandre Fonseca, Ioannis Spanoudakis and Julio Iglesias Hernando (Betano)
  • Roberto Campos Marinho Filho (Zap Zap Bets)
  • Bernardo Freire (Betnacional)
  • Saul Valt and Marcos Sabia (galera.bet)
  • José André da Rocha Neto (Vai de Bet)
  • Marcelo Seiróz (F12)
  • Darwin Filho (Esportes da Sorte)
  • André Luís Friaca Rodrigues (Flutter)
  • Teresa Caeiro (bet365)
  • Artur Silva (Entain)
  • Cassio Filter (KTO)
  • Suedson Magalhães (NetBet)
  • Vitória Regina (Yolo)
  • Rafael Marcondes (Rei do Pitaco)
  • André Feldman (president of the National Association of Games and Lotteries)
  • André Gelfi (president of the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming)
  • Guilherme Buso (CEO of ABRADIE - Brazilian Association for the Defense of Sport Integrity)
  • Tom Mace (summoned) and Juan Matías Mendez (guest), from Sportradar.


Players

  • Bauermann (Santos)
  • Allan Godói (Sampaio Corrêa)
  • Brian Garcia (Athletico-PR)
  • Lomónaco (Bragantino)
  • Romário (former Vila Nova, banned from football)
  • Alef Manga (Coritiba)
  • Nino Paraíba (former Bahia)
  • Paulo Miranda (former Grêmio)
  • Dadá Belmonte (América-MG)
  • Fernando José da Cunha Neto (São Bernardo-SP)
  • Gabriel Domingos (former Vila Nova-GO)
  • Gabriel Tota (Ypiranga-RS)
  • Igor Cariús (Sport-PE)
  • Joseph (Betim-MG)
  • Matheus Phillipe (former Sergipe)
  • Moraes Jr (Aparecidense-GO)
  • Pedrinho (Athletico-PR)
  • Richard (Cruzeiro-MG)
  • Victor Ramos (Chapecoense-SC)
  • Vitor Mendes (Fluminense-RJ).


The deputies will also hear Bruno Lopes de Moura and Thiago Chambó, appointed as leaders of the match-fixing scheme, and Camila Silva da Motta, companion of the first and, according to the MP-GO investigation, also a member of the organization.

In the form of guests, there were also invited to speak at the commission the director of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues; the special advisor to the Ministry of Finance, José Francisco Mansur - who takes care of the regulation of betting in the portfolio -; presidents of commissions and unions of referees, and of federations and unions of athletes. Wadih Damous, from the National Consumer Secretariat, is also on the list.

Source: GMB