The Public Ministry of Goiás denounced six more players for suspected involvement in the match manipulation scheme of the Brasileirão 2022.
The new names included in a process that is being processed in the Justice of Goiás are:
Alef Manga, striker from Coritiba
Jesús Trindade, former Coritiba midfielder
Thonny Anderson, striker, ex-Coritiba, today on ABC
Dadá Belmonte, ex-Goiás midfielder and currently at América-MG
Pedrinho, left-back ex-Athletico-PR
Sidcley, left-back from Cuiabá, who belongs to Dynamo Kiev (UCR)
Considering what had already been brought to light in previous phases, investigations point out that 10 more matches were under suspicion. Three of the matches mentioned in the most recent phase of Operation Maximum Penalty had already been listed, but with different players involved.
O UOL got in touch with ABC, América-MG and Coritiba and awaits response. The report also seeks contact with Jesús Trindade, Pedrinho and Sidcley.
Others involved in the current phase
Alef Manga, from Coritiba, is the only one who is actually active in Série A. He was removed when prints about the MP’s investigations were released, but he was reinstated.
According to the club, “due to the inexistence, up to this moment, of evidence known to the club, proving the participation of the athlete Alef Manga in illegal acts that threaten the result of soccer matches, as well as, given his own claim of innocence” made by the player.
Coritiba said at the time that the decision could “be modified or revoked, at any time, if necessary, as a result of the course of investigations”.
The denunciation sent today (19) by the prosecutors included other names already involved in other phases of the Maximum Penalty Operation, as is the case of left-back Igor Cariús and members of the core of bettors/operators of the scheme.
The process has as parties: Bruno Lopez, the BL, appointed as leader of the scheme; businessman Cleber Vinicius Rocha Antunes, Clebinho Fera; Icarus Calixto; Luís Felipe Rodrigues de Castro; Romário Hugo dos Santos; Thiago Chambó and Victor Yamasaki Fernandes.
who made a deal
Information from the new phase of the operation against match manipulation considers information given by players who entered into an agreement and were in prints or tables captured throughout the investigation.
The players who recently signed an agreement are: Bryan Garcia (ex-Athletico), Diego Porfírio (ex-Coritiba), Vitor Mendes (ex-Juventude and away from Fluminense), Nino Paraíba (ex-Ceará) and Sávio (ex- Goiás).
More games affected
As Revista Veja initially published, the new phase of investigation by the Goiás MP prosecutors increases the list of games for the Brasileirão 2022 under suspicion.
Athletico x Fluminense – September 3
Bryan Garcia received a yellow card.
America-MG vs Coritiba – September 3
Diego Porfírio received a yellow card. Alef Manga was promised R$50,000 to receive a yellow card, something that happened in the game. The attacker would have received a total of R$ 45,000 over the following months.
Youth x Avai – September 3
Vitor Mendes agreed to receive R$50,000 to receive a yellow card. He was punished and the player, who had already won an advance of BRL 5,000, received part of the amount in the following months.
Flamengo x Ceará – September 4th
Nino Paraíba was promised R$60,000 to get a yellow card and won R$5,000 in advance. The lateral was effectively punished with a card.
Youth x Fortaleza – September 18th*
Vitor Mendes accepted the promise of R$ 50,000 to receive a yellow card and fulfilled his promise. He received the money over the next few months.
*Other players who participated in this game had already been denounced by the MP in previous phases. They are: Gabriel Tota and Paulo Miranda.
Ceará vs Sao Paulo – September 18
Nino Paraíba was promised R$60,000 to take a card. And effectively he was punished, having received the amounts afterwards.
Red Bull Bragantino vs Goiás – September 18
Full-back Sávio accepted the promise of R$70,000 to receive a card and was effectively punished in the game. He received, according to investigations, R$ 45 thousand.
Athletico x Cuiabá – September 18
Pedrinho accepted the promise of BRL 80,000 to receive a yellow card and was effectively punished.
Sidicley accepted the promise of BRL 70,000 to take yellow. But he didn’t take the field.
Athletico vs Coritiba – October 16th
An investigation reveals that Jesus Trindade accepted a yellow card in exchange for R$ 70,000. The player was effectively punished. There was an advance payment of R$ 30,000 via Thonny Anderson’s account to be passed on to Trindade.
Ceará vs Cuiabá – October 16th*
Nino Paraíba accepted BRL 60,000 to wear yellow. Part of the money was sent before the game. The side effectively took the card.
*Another player who participated in that game had already been denounced by the MP in previous phases: Igor Cariús, at the time in Cuiabá.
Goiás vs Juventude – November 5th*
Dadá Belmonte accepted to receive money in exchange for a yellow card. He was punished and received at least R$ 40,000.
*Other players who participated in this game had already been denounced by the MP in previous phases. They are: Moraes, Gabriel Tota and Paulo Miranda, all at the time in Juventude.
Fluminense vs Goiás – November 9
Dadá Belmonte accepted money to take yellow. He was effectively punished.
Atlético-MG vs Cuiabá – November 10
Igor Cariús agreed to receive money in exchange for a yellow card. He was effectively punished. According to the MP, he was in possession of R$ 30 thousand.
Who has been reported before
Players denounced in the first phase of the operation: Ygor Catatau, Allan Godói, André Queixo, Mateusinho, Paulo Sergio (Sampaio Corrêa), Gabriel Domingos (Vila Nova), Joseph (Tombense) and Romário (Vila Nova).
Players denounced in the second phase: Eduardo Bauermann (Santos), Gabriel Tota (Youth), Paulo Miranda (Youth), Victor Ramos (ex-Portuguesa and lately at Chapecoense), Igor Cariús (ex-Cuiabá), Fernando Neto (ex-Operário -PR).
Who had already made a deal before
Players who made an agreement, admitted their guilt and became witnesses: Moraes (Juventude), Kevin Lomónaco (Red Bull Bragantino), Nikolas Farias (Novo Hamburgo) and Jarro Pedroso (ex-São Luiz).
2023-07-20 03:10:15
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