Four first division Brazilian clubs A total of five soccer players investigated for allegedly receiving bribes from a mafia that manipulated results to favor gamblers were provisionally suspended on Wednesday.
Paranaense Athletic, finalist of the Copa Libertadores 2022, suspended two midfielders, the Ecuadorian Bryan Garcia and the brazilian Peter, who will stay away from the team “until the facts disclosed are thoroughly investigated.”
Fluminense, Cruzeiro and America they spoke in similar terms and suspended one player each. It’s about the defender Victor Mendes (Fluminense), the midfielder Richard (Cruzeiro) and the right back Nino Paraiba (America).
Despite the fact that none of them were on the list of seven footballers charged on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the fixing, they appear on the list of those under investigation or among those mentioned in intercepted conversations with members of the criminal organization.
According to Prosecutor’s Office, there is evidence to show that Victor Mendes accepted a bribe in exchange for forcing a yellow card against him in a league match last year, when he was acting for youth
The defender reportedly received 35,000 reais (about $7,000) for the booking he received with five minutes remaining in the league match in which Juventude drew 1-1 with Strength.
Mendes He has been playing for Fluminense since last December on loan from Atlético Mineiro. Pedrino appears on a list of allegedly bribed players taken from one of the investigated gamblers, while Richard, from Cruzeiro, is quoted in a conversation between two members of the organisation.
Tuesday a Goiás state court accepted the prosecution’s complaint against 16 who are being investigated for involvement in the manipulation of results. Among them are seven football players: Eduardo Bauermann (Santos), Igor Cariús (Sport), Víctor Ramos (Chapecoense), Paulo Miranda (Náutico), Fernando Neto (Sao Bernardo), Matheus Gomes (Sergipe) and Gabriel Tota (Ypiranga).
The researchers determined manipulations in at least “13 football matches”, of which eight are from the first division of Brazilian Championship of 2022 and one in the second.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office,Footballers promised to “take penalties” and “foul” to receive yellow and red cards to favor gamblers.. The organization that recruited the soccer players offered them bribes of up to $20,000 for certain actions or omissions.
Source: La Verdad
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