The 2nd Disciplinary Commission of the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice) will judge, on Wednesday, 10, twelve athletes on suspicion of match-fixing in Brazilian football.
They were suspended last Tuesday, the 1st, preventively by the acting president of the STJD, Felipe Bevilacqua.
The STJD Prosecutor’s complaint was based on the evidence collected by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Goiás in the Maximum Penalty Operation.
In addition, all became defendants in the Justice of Goiás.
List of reported athletes
Below is the list of suspended athletes and the articles of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD) that each one was denounced:
- Bryan, professional athlete whose last club in Brazil was Athletico Paranaense-PR; articles 191, III item, and 243;
- Nino Paraíba, athlete from Paysandu-PA; articles 191, III item, and 243;
- Diego, athlete from Desportivo Aliança-AL; articles 191, III, 242, sole paragraph, and 243
- Alef Manga, athlete from Coritiba-PR; articles 191, III item, and 243;
- Vitor Mendes, athlete from Atlético Mineiro-MG; articles 191, III item, 184 and 243;
- Sávio Alves, professional athlete whose last club in Brazil was Goiás-GO; articles 191, III item, and 243;
- Pedrinho, professional athlete whose last club in Brazil was Athletico Paranaense-PR; articles 191, III item, and 243;
- Sidcley, professional athlete whose last club in Brazil was Cuiabá-MT; articles 191, III item, and 243;
- Thonny Anderson, ABC-RN athlete; articles 191, III item, 242 and 184;
- Jesús, professional athlete whose last club in Brazil was Coritiba-PR; articles 191, III item, and 243;
- Dadá Belmonte, athlete from América-MG; articles 191, III item, 184 and 243;
- Igor Cárius, Sport-PE athlete; articles 191, III item, and 243.
Match-fixing scandal
In recent months, the sports press has been taken over by allegations of involvement of athletes in match-fixing schemes in state championships and Series A and B 2022, to favor bettors.
These complaints are the result of the Maximum Penalty Operation, by the Public Ministry of Goiás (PM-GO).
The investigation emerged in February, based on a complaint made by the president of Vila Nova, Hugo Jorge Bravo. For PM-GO, clubs and bookmakers are identified as victims of the scheme.
Criminals enticed professional players to perform certain actions at specific times in games, such as committing penalties or taking cards in exchange for financial rewards. Payments ranged from R$30,000 to R$150,000.
