The Bets CPI, in a session at the Federal Senate, requested access to the police investigation investigating possible irregularities in the sponsorship contract between Corinthians and the company Vai de Bet. The suspicion is that the contract may be involved in money laundering activities.
Senator Soraya Thronicke (Podemos-MS), CPI rapporteur, highlighted the importance of the documents and expressly requested clarification of suspected illicit activities.
The letter was sent to the São Paulo Civil Police on Friday, the 6th, also requesting reports from the Financial Activities Control Council (Coaf). According to Thronicke, “the documents are essential for analyzing the case that involves suspicions of money laundering and embezzlement.”
The Bets CPI seeks the collaboration of delegate Tiago Fernando Correia, from the 3rd Police Station of the Citizen Protection Police Department (DPPC), in charge of the investigation.
Testimony to CPI das Bets and investigation fronts
The contract investigation unfolds on two main fronts. Firstly, the analysis of the link between Corinthians and Vai de Bet, where possible deviations made through “oranges” are investigated.
The Civil Police is investigating the transfer of R$1 million, made by a contract intermediary to Neoway, a company under the name of a resident of Peruíbe, SP. The second investigation focuses on transactions detected by Coaf involving businessman Fernando de Oliveira Lima, known as “Fernandin OIG”.
The Bets CPI heard Fernandin, who denied involvement in irregularities and stated that he was not the owner of “Jogo do Tigrinho”, whose legality is under question. Investigators suspect that Fernandin’s company OIG facilitates online betting, possibly being involved in illicit activities and money laundering.
Therefore, the OIG transferred R$1.7 million to ACJ Platform, possibly a shell company, which generated R$10.7 million in four months. A deposit of R$600,000 was made by ACJ to Neoway.
According to the Metrópoles portal, Tiago Fernando Correia requested judicial sharing of the investigation, awaiting Gaeco’s opinion.
OIG Statements
The press office of Fernando Oliveira Lima, CEO of OIG, stated that “there is no type of corporate relationship or partnership between the company and its owner with ‘Fortune Tiger’.” The OIG explained that its presence in this market is through a commercial agreement with BetConstruct, a platform that operates legally in Brazil.
Therefore, the company presented the authorities with the necessary explanations, including invoices, about the transactions highlighted by Coaf.
Finally, the OIG emphasized that it is not being investigated or charged in the case in question. He also highlighted that his platforms were some of the first to comply with the requirements of the Brazilian government’s new regulatory framework, obtaining authorization and paying the license fee of R$30 million.
