América Mineiro announced the termination of the contract of right-back Nino Paraíba, investigated for possible involvement in a betting scheme when he was still defending Ceará, last season. The 37-year-old athlete chose to resign, a decision that was accepted by the football club.
He no longer carried out activities along with the rest of the squad since last Wednesday, May 10, when information was released that the athlete had been mentioned in the Operation Maximum Penalty 2 process, which investigates a betting scheme on games. from Series A and B of the 2022 Brazilian Championship, in addition to matches from this year’s state competitions.
Recently, the website Superesportes reported that Nino Paraíba would have received money from the gang through his mother’s bank account, Maria José Souza Clementino. According to the news, BRL 70 thousand were sent between September and October 2022.
The deposits were made by Camila Silva da Motta, wife of the organization’s leader, Bruno Lopes. Excerpts from conversations obtained by Superesportes point to conversations for bid manipulation in three clashes: Ceará x Santos (09/10), Ceará x São Paulo (09/18) and Ceará x Cuiabá (10/16).
America-MG official note
“América Futebol Clube informs that Nino Paraíba’s contract was terminated this Monday. The decision was taken by the club’s management, which accepted the athlete’s resignation”.
Betting scheme is being investigated by the Public Ministry
The Public Ministry is currently investigating 16 names linked to the alleged betting scheme in Brazilian football. In all, there are seven soccer players and nine gamblers.
2022 Serie A games under investigation:
- Palmeiras x Juventude
- Juventude x Fortaleza
- Goiás x Juventude
- Ceará x Cuiabá
- Red Bull Bragantino x América-MG
- Santos x Avaí
- Botafogo x Santos
- Palmeiras x Cuiabá
Investigated players:
- Eduardo Bauermann (Santos)
- Gabriel Tota (Ypiranga-RS)
- Victor Ramos (Chapecoense)
- Igor Cariús (Sport)
- Paulo Miranda (Náutico)
- Fernando Neto (São Bernardo)
- Matheus Gomes (Sergipe)
Players named in the lawsuit:
- Vitor Mendes (Fluminense)
- Richard (Cruzeiro)
- Nino Paraíba
- Dadá Belmonte (América-MG)
- Kevin Lomonaco (Red Bull Bragantino)
- Moraes Jr. (Juventude)
- Nikolas Farias (Novo Hamburgo)
- Jarro Pedroso (Inter de Santa Maria)
- Nathan (Grêmio)
- Pedrinho (Athletico-PR)
- Bryan García (Athletico-PR)
